Love and Bruises (2011)
Hua, a woman in her late twenties, goes against her family to become a teacher in Paris. She falls in love with men who physically abuse her. Will she ever find her true love?
Top billed cast
Tahar RahimMathieu
Corinne YamHua
Jalil LespertGiovanni
Vincent RottiersEric
Sifan ShaoLiang Bin
Patrick MilleThierry
Zhang SongwenDing Yi
Adèle AdoNina- Cyril DubreuilHua's Friend
Élise OtzenbergerHua's Friend
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