Still Home
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Country/Region:
Mainland China
Release Year: 2017
Release Year: 2017
Story:
Introverted and low self-esteem high school student Xiu Ru follows her mother's past footsteps to work in a factory in Dongguan during the summer holidays, where thoughts of her mother, weak dreams and sentiments give her a sense of security in life. She uses the money she has saved to buy a refurbished mobile phone and starts a farewell diary to record her thoughts in memos. When everything new grows hopeful, her mobile phone is pickpocketed by a middle-aged woman in the first week of school, and the pickpocket inadvertently begins to unravel a shocking secret deep inside her heart.
Introverted and low self-esteem high school student Xiu Ru follows her mother's past footsteps to work in a factory in Dongguan during the summer holidays, where thoughts of her mother, weak dreams and sentiments give her a sense of security in life. She uses the money she has saved to buy a refurbished mobile phone and starts a farewell diary to record her thoughts in memos. When everything new grows hopeful, her mobile phone is pickpocketed by a middle-aged woman in the first week of school, and the pickpocket inadvertently begins to unravel a shocking secret deep inside her heart.
Casts & Crews:
Grace Hsia
Directors
Runtime:
29
minutes
Language:
Mandarin, Cantonese
Subtitles:
Chinese, English
Festivals & Awards:
2017 Chongqing Youth Film Festival, China
2017 Chongqing Youth Film Festival, China
Tags:
#Family, #Youth, #Drama
Director‘s Statement:
Taken from true events and rooted in Chinese reality, "Still Home" extends to reflections on the state of today's society and human nature.
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Grace Hsia
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