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Completed - MANDARIN - Thriller - 99 minutes

Log Line

A middle-class family’s fate becomes intertwined with their only son’s enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.




Previous markets

  • Sundance 2024 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2024 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2024 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2024

Director(s) : Jianjie LIN
 Writer(s) : Jianjie LIN
 Cast : Feng ZU, Keyu GUO, Xilun SUN, Muran LIN

 Producer(s) : Ying LOU (First Light Films), Yue ZHENG (First Light Films), Yiwen WANG (First Light Films)

Synopsis

A middle-class family’s fate becomes intertwined with their only son’s enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.

Production

Country(ies) : CHINA, FRANCE, DENMARK, QATAR

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

BELGIUM SEPTEMBER FILM
DENMARK OST FOR PARADIS
HUNGARY CIRKO FILM KFT.
ITALY MOVIES INSPIRED
NETHERLAND SEPTEMBER FILM
SPAIN KARMA FILMS


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Festivals and Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2024 World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2024 Panorama
Karlovy Vary IFF 2024 Horizons


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