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Roots That Reach Toward The Sky

2024· 0h 15m

Directed by Jess X. Snow

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Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Overview

After her mother's traditional Chinese medicine shop is vandalized, a young botanist draws on the resilience of her local community and the healing remedies of her ancestors to contend with her deepest anxieties.

Cast

Shirley Chen

Shirley Chen

Kai

Pearl Wu

Che'Li

Zia

traci kato-kiriyama

Additional Cast

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