River People
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
He Jianjun
Shan Haoshan
Shan Dongbing
He Jianjun
Guo Zhirong
Qi Ziyi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An family in Shanxi province follows a cycle established over generations. They live on boats and fish in the river until it ices over, then set up on land and run a restaurant during the long winter. Teenager Laba and his cousin Baowa would much rather fish than study for school, yet Baowa worries that the muddy river portends a bleak future for them. He gravitates toward the trains, imagining there must be better work in the city. But Baowa's father has seen what the urban life has to offer his family and forbids his son to leave.
Director
He Jianjun
Cast
Shan Haoshan
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States October 2008
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Window on Asian Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 21-February 1, 2009.
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Window on Asian Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 23-May 7, 2009.)
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 21-February 1, 2009.)
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 23-May 7, 2009.
