When the Bough Breaks
2013, Chinese. Directed by Ji Dan.
Ji Dan’s documentary about the daughters of a dirt-poor family living among Beijing scrap heaps, and their ferocious determination to get an education, is exhilarating, heart breaking, life affirming, shocking, despairing and ecstatic, all at once.
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 2013
- Original title
- 危巢
- Country
- China
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When the Bough Breaks runs 144 minutes (2h 24m).
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Which OTT platform is When the Bough Breaks on?
When the Bough Breaks isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2013. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like When the Bough Breaks?
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Who directed When the Bough Breaks?
When the Bough Breaks (2013) was directed by Ji Dan.