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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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MOVIE2013 2h 11m CHN

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Zheng Wei starts her college freshman year as a civil engineer major to be in the same city as her childhood playmate, Lin Jing, whom she is determined to marry one day. When Wei visits Jing at his college dormitory however, Jing's roommate tells her Jing left for America. Unable to understand why Jing abruptly left without saying goodbye, Wei is left confused and heartbroken.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Mark Chao

Chen Xiaozheng

Maggie Jiang

Maggie Jiang

Ruan Guan

Zhang Yao

Zhang Yao

Li Weijuan

Huang Ming

Zhao Shiyong

Pan Hong

Chen Xiaozheng's mother

Liu Yase

Liu Yase

Zhu Xiaobei