Completed - FRENCH - Documentary - 82 minutes
My mother meets her estranged family in China in order to understand the harsh life she has escaped.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : François YANG Writer(s) : François YANG Cast : Thérèse YANG Producer(s) : Elodie BRUNNER (BOX PRODUCTIONS), Elena TATTI (BOX PRODUCTIONS), Thierry SPICHER (BOX PRODUCTIONS), Maud HUYNH (GLORIA FILMS)
In 1946, my Chinese grandfather entrusted my mother to a Swiss family. But he never came to take her back. Today, my mother, 79, goes back to China to uncover a painful past with her estranged relatives, in order to understand the life she has not lived there. She discovers the sequels of the communist regime, and the painful history she has escaped.
Country(ies) : SWITZERLAND, FRANCE
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2020 (Official Competition)visions du reel 2020 (National Competition)Solothurner Filmtage 2021Les Écrans de Chine Festival Européen de documentaires Chinois 2021 (Jury's prize)