Li Gengxi
Winner Profile
Best Actress
As Ling Min, Viva La Vida
Jury Citation
In Viva La Vida, Li Gengxi becomes one with her character. With a pure, forceful, delicate and sincere performance, she vividly portrays Ling Min's pain and resilience, her struggle and her hope. She conveys shifts of feeling through subtle expressions and gestures and reaches deep into the character's heart as tears fall, showing a young actress's sensitivity and maturity in her craft.
Viva La Vida: Synopsis
Ling Min (Li Gengxi), a girl with uremia, meets brain cancer patient Lü Tu (Peng Yuchang) by chance. The two young people have very different personalities, but each brings colour into the other's life. They go through misunderstandings, setbacks and trials, and in the end love lets their fragile lives release boundless strength. The film is the final part of director Han Yan's "Life Trilogy" and is partly based on the non-fiction report "The Most Pragmatic Marriage Deal, the Most Heartfelt Eternal Promise".