The Silk And The Flame (2019)

M18 / Mandarin / Documentary / 87 min

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(7 Reviews)




Synopsis

Yao struggles to fulfill his father's dying wish to marry and continue the family's bloodline. He travels from Beijing to his tiny rural hometown for Chinese New Year, where he's reunited with his mother, who became deaf after a medical accident, and his father, who requires a wheelchair and no longer speaks.


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The Silk And The Flame Reviews

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26 January 2019
Heart-wrenching truth about real life.

Story: 4 | Acting: 4 | Visual: 4 | Music: 4 | Overall: 4

The images on the screen were just so upsetting. And they were so upsetting because they were of real life. Shot in moody black and white. An unflinching portrait of love in its many complex forms.
5


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