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Egg and Stone

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Original title: Jidan he shitou (Egg and Stone)
Year: 2012
Running time: 102 min.
Country: China
Director: Huang Ji
Screenwriter: Huang Ji
Cast: Yao Hong-gui, Xiao Pin-gao, Liu Xiao-lin
Cinematography: Ryuji Otsuka
Producer: Yellow Green-Pi
Genre: Drama | Small Town Life (Non-North American)
Synopsis: In the village where she was born in the province of Hunan, Huang Ji filmed this quietly disturbing, sober drama about 14-year-old Honggui, who is forced to live with her uncle and aunt in the countryside. The girl is not wanted. Nor was she wanted by her parents, who apparently intended to farm her out to family for two years so they could work in the city. In the meantime, seven years have passed. When she tries to make contact, her real mother is too busy to take her call.

Awards: 2012: Rotterdam Film Festival: Tiger Award for Best Film

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Egg and Stone

2012

Huang Ji