Project Detail

When My Child Is Born

Synopsis

This is a film about family: a young Chinese couple strive to live a free life in the face of the harsh reality of life filled with restrictions. Jun and Long are two lovers, who decide to get married after Jun becomes pregnant in order to avoid any stigma in a traditional Chinese society.

Struggling to take care of the newborn baby on their own, Jun's parents arrive to help, which strains the relationship between the couple. As lecturers while studying for their PHD diplomas, Long is particularly torn between his dream of freedom and the reality of a powerful traditional culture and Jun is torn between the bond she eventually forms with her child and her need to excel in her career and possibly take an extended work trip to Australia. This is the incredible story of a simple tale; the battle between love, life and tradition in modern China.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
75 mins
Format
HD
Director
Guo Jing, Ke Dingding
Producer
Ke Dingding, Lawrence Elman, Guo Jing
Executive Producer
Jean Tsien, Nick Fraser, Mette Hoffmann Meyer, Ryota Kotani, John Lloyd
Editor
Gigi Wong
Director of Photography
Ke Dingding
Composer
Ray Russell, Dou Wei
Sound Mixer
Nick Roberts
Sound Recordist
Li Jing

Production Status

Production Company

Amber Entertainment / Drive Thru Pictures

4th Floor
21 Ganton St
London
W1F 9BN
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7292 7170
Fax: +44 (0)20 7434 4592

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