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Paper Lantern(NaN)
Status: Released
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Time: 0h 15m
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A portrait of a Vietnamese-Canadian family opening up a restaurant and cocktail bar in Calgary's Chinatown, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada
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Paper Lantern (2020) - Featurette
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