The Red Awn

Song Hai, a man in his 50s, returns to his hometown to reclaim his house and is told that he is officially dead – according to the local bureaucratic ministry. During Song’s five-year absence, his wife has died and his son Yongtao crossed him off the city registry. The rest of the film follows Song’s sincere efforts to resuscitate his fatherly image in his son’s mind. For Yongtao, understanding his father is also a process of growing up. Sometimes, time resolves human relationships.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: Gu Xiaobai, Cai Shangjun, Feng Rui
Cinematography: Li Chengyu, Chen Hao
Editing: Zhou Ying
Sound: Xia Xin
Music: Huang Zhenyu, Dong Wei, Art Direction: Zhang Dajun
Actors: Υao Anlian (father), Lu Yulai (son), Huang Lu (girl)
Production: XiuDong Hao Ye Investment & Consulting Ltd.
Producers: Li Xudong
Co-production: Wan Ji Communications & Productions Co. Ltd., Beijing Wushengxing Consulting Co. Ltd.
Costumes: Zhen Wen
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: China
Production Year: 2007
Duration: 101

Cai Shangjun

He graduated from the China Central Academy of Drama in 1992. In 1997, he co-wrote Spicy Love Soup, which won two prestigious awards in China. He went on to write Shower (1999) and Sunflower (2005), each garnering numerous awards at film festivals in Toronto, San Sebastian, Rotterdam, etc. Shower won the Golden Alexander at the 40th TIFF. The Red Awn, which was also co-written by Cai, is his directorial debut.

Filmography

2007 Hongse kangbaiyin/The Red Awn