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Stray Dogs

Stray Dogs

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Stray Dogs

2014

2h 18m

6.3(95 votes)

Drama

Overview

An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross paths with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better life.

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Homegreen Films

House on Fire

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3 videos

Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

李康生

Father

李康生

Acting

陸弈靜

Woman

陸弈靜

Acting

陳湘琪

Woman

陳湘琪

Acting

楊貴媚

Woman

楊貴媚

Acting

Lee Yi-cheng

Yi-Cheng

No Image

Acting

李亦捷

Yi-Chieh

李亦捷

Acting

Wu Jin-Kai

Wang

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