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New China-Africa Movie Release: “A Foreign Daughter-in-Law in the Village”

by Eric Olander

A China-Africa love story is set to be released on the big screen in China soon. The film, whose title in Chinese means “a daughter-in-law in the village,” tells the story of a young couple who returns to the groom’s hometown in rural China where his new African bride confronts the challenges of adapting to life in a conservative culture unaccustomed to interacting with outsiders.

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