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So Long, My Son

Di jiu tian chang

2019

Wang Xiaoshuai

Ai Liya, Du Jiang, Zhao Yanguozhang, Li Jingjing ...

7.4

2,639

Drama Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.

	Author	Review
United States	Jessica Kiang Variety	"The film’s greatest turn comes from Wang Jingchun as Yaojun. It’s in his ordinary goodness (...) that the film finds, then repeatedly breaks, your heart, before a subtly momentous finale"	POS
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"The entire film is cleverly constructed out of flashbacks (...) A masterful editing job from Lee Chatametikool helps Wang skillfully bring all the private and socio-political threads together in an accessible story"	POS
United States	Pat Brown Slant	"Wang’s dedication to the details of Chinese working-class life grounds the film in a reality unmarked by melodrama’s hazy-eyed stylizations"	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"Wang’s ambition and seriousness, aided by strong ensemble performances, ensure it is a formidable and, for the most part, involving work of novelistic scope."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An almost unbearably poignant, profound masterpiece (...) A piercingly, profoundly moving picture that peels and exposes the senses (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Yang’s delicate touch, both in filmmaking terms and with his actors makes it ring both true and moving (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"It’s the intimate stuff that makes this film so well observed: it’s full of human truths and sadness, and the weight of them is very powerful indeed (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Paddy Kehoe RTÉ	"All of the brilliant actors in this compelling drama put in sterling performances (...) The film is nothing short of a masterpiece (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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