Shadows
The greatest story ever told in motion pictures
1922 · 1h 8m · Passed
Drama
Directed by
Tom Forman
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Shadows
Overview
Yen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey. Yen Sin elects to stay, despite his status as a despised 'heathen', only to reveal hypocrisy amid the self-righteous township.
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