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The Iron Lady (2009)

Other name: 女头家
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chinese
Release year: 2009
Status: Completed
 
After business troubles destroy her father, a headstrong young woman does battle with her deeply patriarchal culture to secure her family's legacy.
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