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Only in the face of death, we search the meaning of life.
Jin, a widowed mother living alone in a village, is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her daughter fights tooth and nail to get her the best treatment while her son encourages the family to embrace the reality of death. Circumstances send the three characters on an existential journey on the rivers of the past. Chen's sensitive debut feature is a film about homecoming and farewells, and was awarded Best Screenplay at the Shanghai International Film Festival.Read moreLess
Jin, a widowed mother living alone in a village, is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her daughter fights tooth and nail to get her the best treatment while her son encourages the family to embrace the reality of death. Circumstances send the three characters on an existential journey on the rivers of the past. Chen's sensitive debut feature is a film about homecoming and farewells, and was awarded Best Screenplay at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
The story
Jin, a widowed mother living alone in a village, is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her daughter fights tooth and nail to get her the best treatment while her son encourages the family to embrace the reality of death. Circumstances send the three characters on an existential journey on the rivers of the past. Chen's sensitive debut feature is a film about homecoming and farewells, and was awarded Best Screenplay at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Ge ZhaomeiZhou Jin
Liu DanSu Nianzhen
Wu ZhoukaiSu Nianqing
Brent HaasLane
He ZhenyuSong Yuantao
Liu FenghuangSu Can
Carmen ChowXu Lu
Du XianJiang Ling
An NingFang RongExplore the crew
- Original Music Composer
- Yu Sheng
- Director of Photography
- Yichuan Huang
- Writer
- Chen Xiaoyu
- Director
- Chen Xiaoyu
- Producer
- Nina Huang Fan