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Sometimes truth can be stranger than fiction. Explore heartwarming, shocking and inspired true stories from around the world.
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55 Steps
Biography
English
2017
A workaholic lawyer takes on an uphill legal battle to help a psychiatric patient sue a hospital for mistreating its patients.
55 Steps
Biography
Center Stage
Drama
Cantonese
1992
The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.
Center Stage
Drama
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