The Chinese Botanist's Daughters

The Chinese Botanist's Daughters

2006 · 95 min · FR · 6.5 (55 votes)
Dir. Dai Sijie · Starring Mylène Jampanoï, Li Xiaoran, Wang Weiguang, Như Quỳnh, Nguyen Van Quang, Linh Thj Bich Thu · Music Eric Levi
Drama

At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.

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A quiet, intensely personal drama about unspoken desires and the tender, fragile beginnings of a forbidden connection. It feels like stolen moments and hushed confessions, wrapped in a gentle, melancholic atmosphere.

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