Chao News Client Reporter Lu Fang
Berlin local time on February 21, the Chinese film "A Brief History of the Family", which was shortlisted for the panoramic section of this year's 74th Berlin Film Festival, held its European premiere. The film is produced by Hangzhou Kaikuo Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Horgos Wannian Film Co., Ltd., Beijing Wannian Naisi Culture Media Co., Ltd., etc. It is also an art film produced in Zhejiang.
"A Brief History of Family" is written and directed by Lin Jianjie, starring Zu Feng, Guo Keyu, Sun Xilun, and Lin Muran, and Lou Ying, Zheng Yue, and Wang Yiwen serve as producers. It tells the story of how the seemingly peaceful life of Tu Wei's family was broken by a mysterious boy.
On February 21, local time in Berlin, "A Brief History of the Family" premiered at the film festival and received good reviews, and a Q&A with the creators was held after the screening. Some commentators said that the film shows the subtle core of the Chinese family through a microscope-like perspective, and its unique exploration and artistic expression of human tension is quite stylish. It also brings a welcome new voice to Chinese-language films on the world stage.
Some film critics said, "The audience follows the perspective of the little boy played by Sun Xilun and enters Tu Wei's family. It has a bit of a feeling like Chen Zhengdao's " Secret Visitor ", but it is more advanced than that one. The director originally He is a biology student, so there are many microscope-view shots in the movie. It seems that he is also putting Chinese families under a microscope for observation, which is very creative."
male lead actor Zu Feng has been nominated for many major awards for his outstanding film works. Film Festival, starring in "The Gun", was shortlisted for the main competition of the 2023 Tokyo Film Festival and won the Artistic Contribution Award. This time in "A Brief History of the Family", Zu Feng was praised for giving his best performance in recent years. "Red Cherry" starring Guo Keyu was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival in 1996. After many years of silence, he returned to the big screen through "A Brief History of the Family" and returned to Berlin after 28 years. Young actor Sun Xilun previously played Zhang Chengling in "The Order of Mountains and Rivers" and Ma Fei as a teenager in " Galaxy cram school ", and his performances were very vivid.
"A Brief History of the Family" was also shortlisted for the World Feature Film Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese-language director's debut film ever to be nominated for both the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival. The film was also shortlisted for the 2018 Shanghai Film Festival Film Project Ventures and won the "Best Young Director Project Award".
It is reported that "A Brief History of the Family" has found multiple buyers in the European market. The movie is scheduled to be released domestically in 2024.
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