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So Long, My Son

Original title: Di jiu tianchang
  • 20192019
  • 3h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
4.2K
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So Long, My Son (2019)
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  • Drama
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
4.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Xiaoshuai Wang
  • Writers
    • Mei Ah
    • Xiaoshuai Wang
  • Stars
    • Jingchun Wang
    • Mei Yong
    • Xi Qi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Xiaoshuai Wang
  • Writers
    • Mei Ah
    • Xiaoshuai Wang
  • Stars
    • Jingchun Wang
    • Mei Yong
    • Xi Qi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 41 wins & 57 nominations

    Videos1

    Trailer [OVS]
    Trailer 1:29
    Trailer [OVS]

    Photos153

    So Long, My Son (2019)
    So Long, My Son (2019)
    Mei Yong and Jingchun Wang in So Long, My Son (2019)
    Mei Yong and Jingchun Wang in So Long, My Son (2019)
    So Long, My Son (2019)
    Mei Yong and Jingchun Wang in So Long, My Son (2019)
    Mei Yong, Jingchun Wang, and Roy Wang in So Long, My Son (2019)
    So Long, My Son (2019)
    So Long, My Son (2019)
    Liya Ai in So Long, My Son (2019)
    Jiang Du in So Long, My Son (2019)
    Jingjing Li in So Long, My Son (2019)

    Top cast

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    Jingchun Wang
    Jingchun Wang
    • Yaojun Liuas Yaojun Liu
    Mei Yong
    Mei Yong
    • Liyun Wangas Liyun Wang
    Xi Qi
    Xi Qi
    • Moli Shenas Moli Shen
    Roy Wang
    Roy Wang
    • Xing Liu (15 Years)as Xing Liu (15 Years)
    • (as Yuan Wang)
    Jiang Du
    Jiang Du
    • Hao Shenas Hao Shen
    Liya Ai
    • Haiyan Lias Haiyan Li
    Cheng Xu
    • Yingming Shenas Yingming Shen
    Jingjing Li
    Jingjing Li
    • Meiyu Gaoas Meiyu Gao
    Zhao-Yan Guo-Zhang
    • Xinjian Zhangas Xinjian Zhang
    • (as Yangouzhang Zhao)
    Zhenjiang Bao
    • Chairmanas Chairman
    Shuang Wu
    • Moli Shen (17 Years)as Moli Shen (17 Years)
    Zizi Wang
    Zizi Wang
    • Jing Tongas Jing Tong
    Xinyuan Zhang
    • Hao Shen (12 Years)as Hao Shen (12 Years)
    Jiachen Wu
    • Xing Liu (12 Years)as Xing Liu (12 Years)
    Yajun Wang
    • Yaojun Liu's Sisteras Yaojun Liu's Sister
    Ruilin Liu
    Ruilin Liu
    • Xing Liu (Adult)as Xing Liu (Adult)
    Kaishuo Bai
    • Hao Shen (4 Years)as Hao Shen (4 Years)
    Yihan Cao
    • Hao Shen (Baby)as Hao Shen (Baby)
    • Director
      • Xiaoshuai Wang
    • Writers
      • Mei Ah
      • Xiaoshuai Wang
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The first installment of "Homeland" trilogy by Wang Xiaoshuai which will be spanning China over the past 50 years.
    • Quotes

      Moli Shen: In love, women are stupid.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Septiembre 2019 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Auld Lang Syne

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Successful undertaking to show three decades of life within a Chinese rural environment, covering all ups and downs that can befall an average family
    Saw this at the Berlinale 2019, where it was part of the official Competition. Two prizes were awarded: Silver Bear for Best Actor (Wang Jingchun) and one Silver Bear for Best Actress (Yong Mei). Apart from the acting, it was very interesting to see China transform in thirty years time, albeit that we see only a rural part of China, far away from the big city centers, thus avoiding large scale business and touristic areas.

    Showing China while undergoing a drastic change, is one of the main themes of this movie, if not the main one. From a side line we get to see the transformation in progress, going from a communist country towards modern (semi?) capitalism. Factories, workplaces and houses the people work and live in, seem carefully designed to be true to the reality of the times at hand, thereby demonstrating an admirable attention for details.

    A perfect example was the factory closure. The gathering with the workers was very illustrative. It showed that such things went in communist times exactly as how it goes nowadays. The workers assembled can protest and find that the director must be sent away. The harsh reality was (of course) in communist times exactly as in our capitalist times. Jobloss overcomes the humble workers, as if it was a natural disaster. There is nothing they can do about it, regardless of all being called "comrades". Neither can help be found in communist textbooks and the principles of "worker's self management".

    On the other hand, regarding the implicit second theme, the family related stories of the protagonists, the developments were difficult to follow for me. This was partly due to some unnecessary time jumps and flash backs, partly caused by not telling who-is-who when a new protagonist appears, partly because of me being unable to tell Chinese people apart. Though the story starts with a fatal drowning accident, the people involved will re-unite in the end and will live happily ever after, even when the real truth comes out thirty years later, and even after someone admits having played a dark role in the accident.

    It is no problem to sit out the three hours this movie lasts, though not really involving on a human level. And it was certainly not moving or heart-breaking as per what other reviewers wrote. The ground cause for this psychological distance is (see above) the difficulties I had to follow the persons involved, besides the fact that their logic was failing on me a few times.

    All in all, I was glad to have seen this movie, regardless of my problems with following the various personal story lines and their interwoven connections. The nearly three hours are easy to sit through, so no problem there. And the ending was a surprise (no details, no spoilers), particularly because it did not cause a hard break in relationships, despite there would have been ample reason for a break-up after admitting a few 30-year-old lies.
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    • Release date
      • March 22, 2019 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Ad Vitam (France)
      • Avalon (Spain)
    • Language
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Adios, hijo mio
    • Filming locations
      • Inner Mongolia, China
    • Production company
      • Dongchun Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,096,596
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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