The Day I Depart

2007•7m•6.0/10

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6.0/10(1)

When elephants are about to die, they will leave their herd and die alone. When a person knows that he is about to die, what will he choose? It's lung cancer, and it has already metastasized. There are probably 6 months left. It's a story about a man's last few steps in his life. It's probably quite different from the elephants.

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Pony Canyon

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JA

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