mt-title

Thirtysomething Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned, and she is forced into a line of work she never would have imagined. When her flighty sister-in-law shows up on her doorstep, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.

Keywords

  • Asia
  • Best first feature
  • BRIFF
  • Chinese Cinema
  • Les René du Cinéma (ex-Magritte)
  • Love Story

Actors

  • Xi Qi
  • Meihuizi Zeng
  • Le Geng
  • Lizhe Fan
  • Sâm Mirhosseini
  • Gaowei Qu
  • Xi Wang

Director

  • Olivier Meys

Drama


1h 36min


-12

CHINESE


FRENCH

DUTCH

Belgium
2017
Trailer
Thirtysomething Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned, and she is forced into a line of work she never would have imagined. When her flighty sister-in-law shows up on her doorstep, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.

Thirtysomething Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned, and she is forced into a line of work she never would have imagined. When her flighty sister-in-law shows up on her doorstep, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.


Festivals

BRIFF

BRIFF

Cast & Crew

olivier-meys

Director

Olivier Meys

xi-qi

Cast

Xi Qi

meihuizi-zeng

Cast

Meihuizi Zeng

le-geng

Cast

Le Geng

lizhe-fan

Cast

Lizhe Fan

sam-mirhosseini

Cast

Sâm Mirhosseini

gaowei-qu

Cast

Gaowei Qu

xi-wang

Cast

Xi Wang


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