Liu Shumin : 2015
The Family
Liu and Deng are a couple both in their seventies who have been married for nearly half a century and lived in a small inland city in China. The family of Liu and Deng is a typical, ordinary Chinese family. The eldest daughter Liquin, divorced with a teenage son, lives with them. The second daughter Xiaomin and youngest son Xujun live in far away cities, married and with their own families. They are also too busy to visit the parents, therefore the old couple decide to travel a long way to visit them. It will be a special journey where they will do everything they can to keep the family tied together despite the distance, the family being their sole purpose in life. The film follows the old couple's movements and everyday rituals, relationship subtleties with their three children, their common worries and the threats of old age, throughout the long voyage to visit their children. With them, we discover a country in profound transformation, balanced between tradition and modernity. Liu Shumin's feature debut premiered at Venice International Film Critics' Week 2015.
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