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“I would love to return to China one day to make films. I've been away for too long, so I'll need to spend some time back home before I can come up with an idea.” quote by Chloe Zhao — Download Open image

“I would love to return to China one day to make films. I've been away for too long, so I'll need to spend some time back home before I can come up with an idea.”

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