Sons
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Zhang Yuan
Li Maojie
Fu Derong
Li Ji
Li Wei
Zhang Jian
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Synopsis
A family drama about two unemployed sons who live with their mother, a dancer, while their father is in a home for the mentally ill; all the while, the resentful boys make life difficult for their parents.
Director
Zhang Yuan
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of a Tiger Award and the International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) at the 1996 Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Tiger Awards) January 24 - February 4, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
When director Zhang Yuan learned of the woes of the Li family--his neighbors in a residential quarter of Beijing--through their two sons. The idea was developed as a dramatic feature and the family reportedly volunteered to play themselves; including actor Li Maojie, the father, who Yuan "borrowed" from a mental institution, such that Maojie, himself, could reenact several scenes from his past prior to his own hospitalization.
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Tiger Awards) January 24 - February 4, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996
