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The Back 2010 Directed by Liu Bingjian 背面

China. Mid 90's. HONG Tao, thirty years old, moved from the countryside to Beijing where he works in a fancy restaurant. He lives with a strange secret since the cultural revolution. Back then, his father was a famous Mao's portrait painter and he was obsessed by the leader's representation. He started tattooing Mao's portraits on human skins. HONG Tao, oppressed by this heavy inheritance, wants to hide it from the world. But a new wave of unscrupulous antique collectors will do anything to get their hands on them.

Country China
Production Countries China , France
Language Mandarin
Spoken Languages French , Mandarin
Gnere Drama
Release Date 1 November 2010
85 mins
Cast
Hu Bing Hong Tao
Jia Yuanyuan Hua Dan
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