Completed

Ciao Ciao

Director & Screenwriter
Song Chuan
Genre
Drama
Year
2017
Trailer
Synopsis

Ciao Ciao, an arrogant young Chinese woman, returns to visit her parents in her hometown village, nestled in the heart of the mountains. She wants to return to Canton as soon as possible to set up a business with her friend Li Li. However, her parents ask her to stay to help them, but she hesitates and hangs around the village. At this point, she becomes an object of covetousness, especially to that of the wild Li Wei, the son of a wealthy contraband alcohol supplier.

Song puts his name across as one of the most visually and socially incisive directors in China today. Chinese director Song Chuan unravels tensions in China’s rural backwaters via a slick, urbanized woman’s return to her village.

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Thanks to a poetic yet probing approach, Ciao Ciao’s contemplative take on the homecoming narrative strikes both an emotional and visual chord.

SCREENDAILY

… the gorgeous scenery and finely drawn characters of this visual masterpiece pull the viewer deeper and deeper into the narrative, despite an ominous sense that the tension simmering just under the surface could explode at any time.

THE UPCOMING

Le récit trouve un équilibre parfait entre la comédie sociale et la nostalgie d’un monde qui disparaît.

L'OBS

(…) un portrait sans concession de la Chine d’aujourd’hui. Aussi glaçant qu’intelligent.

TRANSFUGE

Un tableau hyperréaliste aussi fascinant qu’impassible.

L'HUMANITE
Details

Feature Film – 83min
International sales: Wide
French distributor: Dissidenz
Theatrical release in France: April, 2018

 

Cast
Ciao Ciao: Liang Xueqin
Li Wei: Zhang Yu
Mr. Li: Hong Chang
Ciao Ciao’s Mother: Zhou Lin
Ciao Ciao’s Father: Wang Laowu
Hairdresser: Zhou Quan

 

Crew
Director & Screenwriter: Song Chuan
Music: Jean-Christophe Onno, Sun Dawei
Cinematographer: Li Xuejun Sound
Recorder: Gao Yuan
Editors: Jean-Marie Lengellé, Song Chuan
Colourist: Isabelle Julien
Sound editor & designer: Jules Wysocki
Sound mixer: François Loubeyre

Main festivals

 

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