Yong Mei
Award-Winning Filmmaker
Best Actress
As Wang Liyun, So Long, My Son
Jury Citation
The jury found that Yong Mei's performance in So Long, My Son is steady and restrained. Without shouting herself hoarse, it still has a clear stance and attitude. Through a series of well-judged emotional expressions, she links the turning points of the protagonist's life and traces the character's inner journey.
So Long, My Son: Synopsis
The film tells the story of two families who stood by each other through hard times and are forced apart by an accident with a hidden truth. Through the upheavals of their era they endure pain and unease and the ups and downs of life, and finally choose to face the truth and move forward openly. When young, the families of Liu Yaojun and Shen Yingming are close friends. While the two families' sons, Shen Hao and Liu Xing, are playing outside the city, Yaojun's son Liu Xing dies in an accident, and this changes the fate of both families. The Lius move far away to the south. Years later, now aged, they meet again, and the hidden truth is finally revealed through the openness of the younger generation. Time passes, and life rolls on...