Istanbul Modern Cinema presents a selection of contemporary Chinese films that have been hits at the box office or in festivals. The films in this year’s selection explore current socioeconomic transformations in Chinese society and culture through different subjects and characters, while also reflecting Chinese cinema’s expansion to include new genres as it occupies an ever-growing place in world cinema.
BALLOON (QI QIU), 2019
China | DCP, Color, 102’ | Chinese, Tibetan
Director: Pema Tseden
Cast: Wangmo Sonam, Jinpa, Tso Yangshik
SUMMER OF CHANGSHA (LIU YU TIAN), 2019
China | DCP, Color, 120’ | Chinese
Director: Zu Feng
Cast: Chen Minghao, Huang Lu, Tian Yu
THE FAREWELL, 2019
USA | DCP, Color, 100’ | Chinese, English
Director: Lulu Wang
Cast: Awkwafina, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen
SO LONG MY SON (DIJIUTIANCHANG), 2019
China | DCP, Color, 185’ | Chinese
Director: Wang Xiaoshuai
Cast: Wang Jingchun, Yong Mei, Qi Xi
DWELLING IN THE FUCHUN MOUNTAINS (CHUN JIANG SHUI NUAN), 2019
China | DCP, Color, 150’ | Chinese
Director: Gu Xiaogang
Cast: Dong Zhenyang, Du Hongjun, Mu Wei
WILD GOOSE LAKE (NAN FANG CHE ZHAN DE JU HUI), 2019
China, France | DCP, Color, 113’ | Chinese
Director: Diao Yinan
Cast: Hu Ge, Kwei Lun-Mei, Liao Fan
TO LIVE TO SING (HUO ZHE CHANG ZHE), 2019
China, France, Canada | DCP, Color, 105’ | Chinese, Cantonese
Director: Johnny Ma
Cast: Zhao Xiaoli, Gan Guidan, Yan Xihu
SATURDAY FICTION (LAN XİN DA JU YUAN), 2019
China | DCP, Black-White, 126' | Chinese, English
Director: Lou Ye
Cast: Gong Li, Chao Mark, Greggory Pascal