The Promised Land

Ling Ai and He Jiang are young, ambitious, and in pursuit of careers imported from the West, but romantic longings and career ambitions are inevitably shaped by larger social forces.

Cast

Wang Jiajia

as Ling Ai

Zhang Yi

as He Jiang

Wang Zhiwen

as Ling's Father

Liu Yiwei

Huang Bojun

as Little Huang

Wang Qing

Lesi Liu

as Sisi

Zhou Dehua

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