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Tiger And Turtle

Tiger And Turtle

Tianlin XU • 2024

Duration: 00:27:00
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: Chinese, English
Country/Region: Mainland China

17-year-old Tao is about to finish her training at the Yue-Opera School. Her mother, eager to secure her future, plans to use her connections to get Tao into a private opera troupe. Feeling unprepared and upset from arguing with her mother, Tao runs away on the day of her school performance. That afternoon, she reconnects with Hui, a childhood friend who has recently returned from Beijing with new experiences but is even more uncertain about his future than Tao.

Director

Tianlin XU

Tianlin XU is a Chinese filmmaker working between Hangzhou and Germany’s Ruhr Valley. A Sundance alum, she works across documentary, stop-motion, and fiction. Her films have screened at major festivals, earning recognition from the Golden Horse Awards, Hongkong International Film Festival, German First Steps Awards, and NOWNESS Talent Awards.

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