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The Man Who Borrows (2021) (2021)

Other name: 借东西的男人 / 借東西的男人 / Jie Dong Xi De Nan Ren / Man Borrowing Something / Одалживающий
Genre: Cohabitation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural
Country: Chinese
Release year: 2021
Status: Completed
 
The ill-starred Li Wan Wan by mistake moves into a haunted mansion owned by a mysterious man. As they start their cohabitation, Li Wan Wan notices that her new landlord has the strange ability of borrowing intangible things from others. Adapted from the novel "The Man Who Borrows" (借东西的男人) by Shi Wu (时巫).
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