Zuo you (2007)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Xiaoshuai Wang

Writer:

Xiaoshuai Wang (writer)

Release Date:

26 November 2008 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A divorced couple learns that the way to possibly save daughter, who is suffering from blood cancer, is to have another child. Problem is: They're both already remarried. |

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Weiwei Liu	...	Mei Zhu
Jia-yi Zhang	...	Xiao Lu
Nan Yu	...	Dong Fan
Taisheng Chen	...	Lao Xie
Chuqian Zhang	...	Hehe
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kefan Cao
Yuan Tian

Also Known As:

In Love We Trust (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:115 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Company:

Debo Film Ltd.

This film is quite an experience

Film Movement has made this film available, and I have always been impressed by their selections. Tonight a library in our area showed this movie, and I found it compelling to watch. It is true that several people in front of us got up before the end saying that the film was too long; I will leave it to more technical observers to decide what could have been shortened. The actors were all new to me. The scenes of modern China were very interesting in the context of the story.

I felt this quiet film of everyday people in a difficult situation was very well written, directed and acted. It is another marker on the road of contemporary Chinese films like "Not One Less" and "Raise the Red Lantern." I believe it tells a story which many of us can understand. I would recommend it to you, I was glad to have the opportunity to see it.