(活着唱着)

Content: 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…

Countries:

China,

France

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

105 minutes

Year:

2019

Directors:

Johnny Ma

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Production companies:

Image X Productions,

House on Fire,

Shanghai Tongyue Industrial Co., Ltd,

Shenzhen Ming Culture Communication Co.,Ltd

Actors:

Zhao li

Dan Dan

Lao Wu

Lao Er

Femme de Lao Er

Crews:

Producer

Director of Photography

Sound

Sound

Production Design