Still Life

Sanxia haoren, feature film, 2006

DIRECTED BY: Zhang-ke Jia

Still Life

CAST:
Tao Zhao (Shen Hong),
Zhou Lan (Huang Mao),
Sanming Han (Sanming),
Lizhen Ma (Missy Ma),
Hongwei Wang (Wang Dongming)

SCRIPT:
Zhang Ke Jia,
Na Guan,
Jiamin Sun

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Nelson Yu Lik-wai

Synopsis:
Miner Sanmig returns to the small town Fengjie, which is threatened by flooding because of the nearby building of a dam, in search of a wife who left him sixteen years ago. Upon his return, he realizes that the street he had lived in is already flooded but manages to find out where his wife is. At the same time, nurse Shen Hong arrives to the same town in search of the husband who left their home two years ago. With her friend’s help, she starts her search.

color, digital, 111 min