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Cast

Lee Chen

Lee Chen

Willis Chung

Willis Chung

Christine Liao

Christine Liao

Crew

Liang-Chun Lin

Liang-Chun Lin

Director

Kevin Khor

Kevin Khor

Dialogue Editor

Dou Pothmolita

Dou Pothmolita

Makeup Artist

Apoorva Sankar

Apoorva Sankar

Editor

Brandon Ng

Brandon Ng

Cinematography

Dazzy Shah

Dazzy Shah

Production Design

Liang-Chun Lin

Liang-Chun Lin

Writer

David Tw Yu

David Tw Yu

First Assistant Director

Taylor Poling

Taylor Poling

Producer

Kevin Khor

Kevin Khor

Sound Mixer

Dou Pothmolita

Dou Pothmolita

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Quincie Neale

Quincie Neale

Art Direction

Karthik Mohan

Karthik Mohan

Foley Artist

Shao-Ting Chang

Shao-Ting Chang

Original Music Composer

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A Dire Strait

20220.0 / 1022 min
Thriller

Overview

It's for the baby. It's for the family.

Demi has stayed in bed for weeks due to the Chinese postpartum tradition. Although she tries to be as cooperative as possible, the weeks-long confinement and endless chicken soup push her to her limit.