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- Movie: Sunflower / 向日葵 (2005)
- Director: Zhang Yang (张扬)
- Producer : Yang Buting (杨步亭) , Han Sanping (韩三平) , Peter Loehr
- Writer: Cai Shangjun (蔡尚君) , Huo Xin (霍昕) , Zhang Yang (张扬)
- Cinematographer : Lin Jong
- Original Music : Lin Hai
- Genre : drama
- Release Date : September 10 , 2005
- Distributor: Fortissimo Films
- Running Time :129 minutes
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China
Synopsis
Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son. Nine-year-old Xiangyang is having the time of his life, free of adult supervision until the day he meets the father he can hardly remember. Having spent years away, he returns with strong ideas about his son learning to draw. But Xiangyang chafes under his father's constant rules and soon stages his own revolution against the lessons enforced.Years later, despite his rebellion, Xiangyang has become an accomplished draughtsman. But he still dreams of escaping his father's clutches, having no idea how far his father will go to control his life.
Married and with a burgeoning career as a painter, the worst-ever conflict erupts as Xiangyang informs his parents that they have decided to abort their child. Suddenly, Xiangyang's father disappears. A frantic search finds a message: The time has come to do something for himself.
Stars
- Joan Chen (陈冲)
- Sun Haiying (孙海英)
- Wang Haidi (王海地)
- Liang Jing ( 梁静)
- Zhang Xiwen (张曦文)
- Li Bin (李滨)
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- Zhang Fan , Gao Ge , Hong Yihao
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Awards
- 2005 Toronto International Film Festival
- 2005 Chicago International Film Festival
- 2005 San Sebastian Film Festival
- 2005 Pusan International Film Festival
- 2006 Hong Kong International Film Festival
- 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival
- 2006 Tokyo International Film Festival,
- 2007 Pacific Rim Film Festival
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