All About My Mother

2021 2h 0m ZH

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

FamilyDrama

Synopsis

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Mother Ji Peizhen (Xu Fan) is the soul of this family. She takes care of the family so well, it seems there is clones of her. The home looks orderly under her gaze, but that is not the whole truth. Ji Peizhen thinks her daughter, Li Xiaomei, is the best, however there is other side of Xiaomei while she works and lives in Beijing. Peizhen's husband, doctor Li Wengfan, has been unable to pick up the scalpel due to mistake a few years earlier. With all this, Peizhen thinks she will be able to relax after retirement... But she is diagnosed with cancer. If the mother has only four months to live, how can the family's life continue?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Xu Fan
Ji Peizhen
Zhang Jingyi
Li Xiaomei
Xu Yajun
Li Wenfang
Zhang Xinyi
patient
Chen Minghao
Ji Peiqi
Wu Yanshu
grandmother
Toby Lee
Han Yunyun
Aunt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zhao Tianyu
Writers: Zhao Tianyu
Languages: Mandarin

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zhao Tianyu, shot by Chan Chi-Ying. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Huang Yiqiong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Xu Fan and Zhang Jingyi and Xu Yajun carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13649566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zhao Tianyu directs. Chan Chi-Ying behind the camera. Huang Yiqiong cuts. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Zhao Tianyu, shot by Chan Chi-Ying. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Huang Yiqiong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Xu Fan and Zhang Jingyi and Xu Yajun carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt13649566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.