The Red Awn
Fifty-something Song returns to his hometown after five years away only to discover his wife has died and his son has declared him officially dead. The screenwriter of SIFF favorite Shower, directs this engrossing drama about the nature of father-son relationships. Director Cai Shangjun scheduled to attend both screenings
Sponsor:
Alaska Airlines
Cast & Crew
Director: Cai Shangjun
Producer: Li Xudong
Screenwriter: Gu Xiaobai, Cai Shangjun, Feng Rui
Cinematographer: Li Chengyu, Chen Hao
Awards: Pusan International Film Festival 2007 (FIPRESCI Prize)
Principal Cast: Yao Anlian, Lv Yulai, Huang Lu
Filmography: Debut Feature Film
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The Red Awn, May 18, 2008
By Jeff Cavanaugh
“Think you have a hard time relating to your teen? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Try getting the son who resents you (and had you declared dead) to come along and perform backbreaking work as a deckhand on a roving grain combine. The results are predictable, but a wise man once said that it’s the”
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The rural perspective on the Chinese rush to the cities, May 22, 2008
By Ramsey El-Moslimany
“My favorite of the films I saw in press screenings, focusing on the rural perspective on the 21st Century Chinese countryside. Those that remain (or return)are thrown together trying to make sense of a new social order and their individual demons.”
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