Getting Home


1h 41m 2007

Brief Synopsis

A poor migrant worker carries the corpse of his friend all the way across China so that he can be buried in his home town.

Film Details

Also Known As
Air, Luo Ye Gui Gen
Genre
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Fortissimo Films; Fortissimo Films
Distribution Company
Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Fidalgo; Filmcompagniet
Location
China

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Synopsis

A poor migrant worker carries the corpse of his friend all the way across China so that he can be buried in his home town.

Film Details

Also Known As
Air, Luo Ye Gui Gen
Genre
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Fortissimo Films; Fortissimo Films
Distribution Company
Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Fidalgo; Filmcompagniet
Location
China

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Ecumenical Jury Prize (Panorama) at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States December 2007

Released in United States February 2007

Released in United States January 2008

Released in United States October 2007

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 8-18, 2007.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-17, 2007.

Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of Asia) December 9-16, 2007.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 3-14, 2008.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 27-October 12, 2007.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 27-October 12, 2007.)

Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 3-14, 2008.)

Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 8-18, 2007.)

Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-17, 2007.)

Released in United States December 2007 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of Asia) December 9-16, 2007.)