Film Synopsis
To honour a promise he made to his wife, an old Chinese peasant named
Zhigen decides to return to his home village so that he can set free
his pet bird, the only companion of his declining years. He makes
the journey from Peking to Yangshuo in the company of his granddaughter
Renxing, a spoiled city girl. Despite their differences, the old
man and his estranged relative soon develop a renewed bond of kinship
as they share their memories and their adventures...
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Film Credits
- Director: Philippe Muyl
- Script: Philippe Muyl
- Cinematographer: Sun Ming
- Music: Armand Amar
- Cast: Baotian Li (Zhu Zhi Gen (Grandfather)),
Xiao Ran Li (Ren Quan Ying (Mother)),
Hao Qin (Zhu Chong Yi (Father)),
Xin Yi Yang (Ren Xing)
- Country: France / China
- Language: Mandarin / French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 100 min
- Aka: The Nightingale