

Waiting for the Sun
2017, English. Directed by Kaspar Astrup Schröder.
In China more people are on death row than the rest of the world combined. The children of the convicts are often left alone, stigmatized and living in the streets. Grandma Zhang, as the kids call her, is a former prison guard who has founded an orphanage in Nanzhao.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 19 March 2017
- Country
- Denmark, China
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Waiting for the Sun runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Waiting for the Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 March 2017. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Waiting for the Sun?
If you liked Waiting for the Sun, try Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, One Child Nation, Night Will Fall.
Who directed Waiting for the Sun?
Waiting for the Sun (2017) was directed by Kaspar Astrup Schröder.