Stuttgart Shanghai

2007•1h 0m•5.0/10

Documentary

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5.0/10(1)

A young pair from Stuttgart fly to Shanghai to hop aboard the textile business of his father while she prepares for the birth of their son. A story about the ever more common movement of Germans into the East for professional gain.

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Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Language

DE

Status

Released

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