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- Movie: Getting Home
- Chinese: 落叶归根 (Luo ye gui gen)
- Director:Zhang Yang
- Writer: Yao Wang, Zhang Yang
- Producer:
- Cinematography: Yiu-Fai Lai, Nelson Yu
- Release Date: January 25, 2007
- Runtime: 110 min
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: Hong Kong / China
Plot
“Getting Home” is a road film in the purest sense, progressing in anecdotal fashion through Zhao’s encounters with a variety of quirky characters, some of whom help and some of whom hinder him in his journey. The plot revolves around a number of small, personal stories and is frequently unpredictable, as the viewer never knows what lies around the corner, or who he will run into next. Through this, the film works well as a series of clever observations on the lives of everyday people in modern rural China, and is both believable and fascinating. Despite the subject matter, it makes for upbeat and life affirming viewing, helped by the fact that the honest and loyal Zhao makes for a great, sympathetic protagonist who the viewer really comes to care for. His efforts to fulfil his promise are very touching, as are many of the tales of the people he meets, and Zhang shows his usual skill in avoiding cheap sentiment, keeping things heartfelt and unforced throughout.
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