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"Anchored by an authentic relationship Li Ruijun’s portrait of provincial China is his most moving yet"

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  • Archive - Festival 38
  • Director: Li Ruijun
  • China 2022
  • 133 minutes
  • Mandarin
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In the face of much adversity, an unexpected bond begins to blossom, as both Ma and Cao, uniting with Earth's cycles, create a haven for themselves in which they can thrive.

Filmmaker Li Ruijun returns to his northern birthplace of Gaotai, bordering Inner Mongolia, and tells a lyrical, humane and compassionate story about love, against the backdrop of China's sprawling urbanization and rapidly changing social landscape.

Filmography: Walking Past the Future (2017), River Road (2015).

 
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  • Director Li Ruijun
  • Script Li Ruijun
  • Cinematography Wang Weihua
  • Editing Li Ruijun
  • Music Peyman Yazdanian
  • Festivals Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Toronto, Udine (Audience Award)
  • Actors Wu Renlin, Hai Qing
  • Source New Cinema LTD.