Dong

Overview

Shenyang, in deep winter snow. Two promising 12-year-old Beijing opera students, Dong (‘winter’ in Chinese) and Nuannuan (literally meaning ‘warmth’) are practising their stage moves diligently and fervently in order to secure their place in an upcoming performance in the capital. Nuannuan has a crush on Dong but Dong is lost in a daze – of a muted longing for his dead mother and a nameless affection for the girl’s young aunt – which unfolds in the juxtaposing scenes of a lone balloon drifting away and a colourful kite soaring into the sky. The train is soon to leave for Beijing, a fond farewell has been bided. Dong has to make his journey, with or without Nuannuan.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 24, 2012

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

mandarin

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film,Hong Kong Arts Development Council,Fresh Wave,Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt10570188