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Brief History of a Family


A middle-class family's fate becomes intertwined with their only son's enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.

China, France, Denmark, Qatar
2024, 99 min.

Production:
First Light Films, Films du Milieu, Tambo Film

Language:
Mandarin

Scriptwriter:
Lin Jianjie

Director:
Lin Jianjie

DoP:
Zhang Jiahao

Production Design:
Xu Yao

Composer:
Toke Brorson Odin

Producers:
Lou Ying, Zheng Yue, Wang Yiwen

Cast:
Zu Feng, Guo Keyu, Sun Xilun, Lin Muran

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Lin Jianjie

Jianjie was on his way to become a bioengineer when the alluring world of cinema led him astray. He left China to study filmmaking at New York University.

2024 Brief History of a Family

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