Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…
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Cast
- Zhao XiaoliZhao li
- Gan GuidanDan Dan
- Yan XihuLao Wu
- Yan HuangheLao Er
- Deng XiurongFemme de Lao Er
- Liu MinLiu Min
- Li TangrongLi Linh
- Su GuangjinFrère Su
- Gao ChenggenGrand-mère Gao
- Wan MinghuaWan Er
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- Johnny MaDirector
- Johnny MaWriter
- Matthias DelvauxDirector of Photography
- Jongho YouOriginal Music Composer
- Jimin KimOriginal Music Composer
- Ana GodoyEditor
- Wang JingProducer
- Wu Xian JianProducer
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