Back to Roots

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Back to Roots
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Directed by Raymond Leung
Starring Radium Cheung
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Back to Roots (Gui tu) is a 1994 Hong Kong drama film directed by Raymond Leung. It was entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Berlinale: 1995 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 31 December 2011.