She, A Chinese
Katya Evdokimova
Synopsis
She, A Chinese tells the story of, a young Chinese woman, MEI, who leaves her monotonous village life behind for the excitement of the nearest big city, Chongqing. However, life there doesn't quite turn out as she expected it; fired from her factory job, she falls in love with SPIKEY, a hit man whose own past soon catches up with him. A spur of the moment decision takes Mei to London, where she marries an elderly man, MR HUNT. A new life begins for Mei, trapped in the silence of Mr Hunt's house, alienated and bored. Her frustration at life with Mr Hunt leads Mei into an affair with RACHID, an Indian immigrant who runs a local take away restaurant, and she moves into the backroom of the restaurant to live with him. Rachid decides to return to his own country, leaving Mei pregnant and alone, facing an uncertain future.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 97 mins
- Format
- shot in HD/ 35mm print
- Director
- Xiaolu Guo 1st Feature
- Producer
- Natasha Dack
- Co-Producer
- Caroline Cooper Charles, Robin Gutch, Peter Carlton, Lenny Crooks, Hugo Heppell, Suzanne Alizart, Christian Kux, Sylvain Bursztejn.
- Editor
- Andrew Bird
- Screenwriter
- Xiaolu Guo
- Director of Photography
- Zillah Bowes
- Production Designer
- Yao Jun, Tine Mette Jespersen
- Sound
- Philippe Ciompi
- Music
- John Parish
- Principal Cast
- Huang Lu, Geoffrey Hutchings, Chris Ryman, Wei Yi Bo
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 29th July 2009
