Completed - MANDARIN - Drama - 95 minutes
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Dayong ZHAO Writer(s) : Dayong ZHAO, Xinhua FU Cast : Ming LIANG, Ziqian LI, Yu LIU Producer(s) : David BANDURSKI (LANTERN FILMS), May LIU (SKYFORTH INVESTMENT FUND MANAGEMENT)
Liang Renwei and his pregnant girlfriend Pomegranate return to the remote rural town of his birth in the mountains. He wants to stay there until after the baby is born to get away from his dubious past and to see what options present themselves for the future.An almost incidental scene shows three men disposing of a large papier-mâché Mao figure. Yet economic advancement and modern lifestyle have yet to reach the village. It is as if time has stood still in this isolated mountain region. The same old squad and its rigid practices continue to dominate village life. Renwei’s uncle, who is responsible for enforcing the one-child policy and has a quota to fulfil, asks Renwei to help him...
Country(ies) : CHINA
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