A young woman named Jing-Jing drives from the city to search for her boyfriend in his hometown. Instead, she encounters his grandparents, Shui-Mu and A-Fang, who live in a remote rural village. By accident, Jing-Jing unearths a mysterious relationship that has lasted for sixty years: Shui-Mu has a secret friend called Zhong-Sheng, who is mute and has lost all memory of his childhood. Jing-Jing agrees to help find Zhong-Sheng’s true identity, which takes them on a foggy road trip to another village 300km away, and on a journey into the past. My Dear Friend is director Ping-Dao Yang’s debut fiction feature, and a powerful portrayal of a lasting bond of love and friendship.
My Dear Friend (UK Premiere)
Ping-Dao Yang
好友
2018
China
106 min
Curzon Hoxton
18 September
Saturday
3:00pm
Ping-Dao Yang
Ping-Dao Yang is a director, screenwriter and novelist who graduated from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. His documentary The River of Life won several international awards and My Dear Friend is his debut fiction feature.
Additional Information
Presented & Produced by Story Farm Productions
Co-Presented by Nanjing Rolling Joy Media, Joker & Joker Pictures, Lumieria Pictures, Shenzhen Dunhua Culture Communication, Starry Whale Sea (Beijing) Culture CO,.LTD., Fortune All Asia – Pacific Entertainment (Shanghai) Co.,LTD
Presenter Long Miaoyuan
Co-Presenters Xu Yinan, Tan Huijie, Shi Hongxia, Zhu Qin, Dai Yan
Producer Long Miaoyuan
Co-Producer Hu Mengchu, Liang Hanyin
Executive Producer/Editor Lin Xudong
Executive Producer/Art Consultant Zhang Xianmin
Director of Photography Long Miaoyuan
Line Producer Zhong Qiumeng
Sound Designer Liu Qi
Original Music Dickson Dee (CASH, Hong Kong)