The Poppy

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Synopsis

Amid the wave of Three Gorges resettlement, a mother takes her daughter drifting through the gorges by boat, carefully raising her to be a brave, chivalrous thief. Tipsy, mother and daughter take the light on the water for fireworks, drink and recite poetry together, fish and cook, living as if in a hidden paradise.

Running Time:

110 min

Genre:

Drama, Women, Mystery

Director:

Liu Juan

Producer:

Sun Yang

About the Director

Liu Juan: Graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and Columbia University. Her film project Nu River won Most Promising Director at the Golden Rooster Films Project Market; her film project The Poppy won the Keno Film Special Award in the project market of the Shanyi International Women's Film Festival; her documentary Balafu received an Honorable Mention at the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards; and her film First Love Unfinished won the Jury Special Award of the Asian New Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.

About the Producer

Sun Yang: Graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. The film Under the Sun received the Roberto Rossellini Award and a jury award at the Pingyao International Film Festival; the film Return to Dust was selected for the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival; the film So Red the Flower won the FIPRESCI Prize at the International Film Festival Rotterdam; and the film First Love Unfinished won the Jury Special Award of the Asian New Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.