Dooman River

_Bicycle Thieves_ on the China/North Korea border. A boy befriends a refugee his own age, as his family faces escalating hardships. Quietly observed, the film depicts desperation with an unblinking eye.

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Zhang Lu directed Dooman River in 2010. See Zhang Lu's full filmography, where to start with Zhang Lu, or where to go after you've seen everything by Zhang Lu.

Dooman River was released in 2010 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 91 minutes.