Beautiful Accident

Beautiful Accident

NR 2017 · 105 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

When a single, successful female lawyer is involved in a highway car accident, she wakes up to find herself in an alternate reality where she's forced take on the responsibility of a full time mother and wife, dealing with her demanding architect husband and two difficult children.

Directed by Ho Wi-ding · Written by Ha Zhichao

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