Dry Summer
DramaCrimehusband wife relationshipdrowningrelease from prisonbetrayalbrother against brothersummerpresumed deadruthlessnessfight in waterrape revengebrother killing brotherwater rights
A morality tale of greed and ruthlessness in a rural village, where a farmer's scheming to monopolize water rights spirals into betrayal, violence, and fratricidal tragedy.
A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property.
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