Mandarin Diamond

Mandarin Diamond

2015 · 17 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Buenos Aires 2001. In a supermarket in the suburbs a chinese family decides to close the market for the fear of the looting being committed throughout the city. The days pass by and the family tries to keep their normal lives but the fear of outside lurking breaks in their family life, over and over.

Directed by Juan Martín Hsu · Written by Juan Martín Hsu

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