To Live to Sing

Overview

Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 20, 2019

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

mandarin

Countries

China, France

Production

Ltd,House on Fire,Image X Productions,Shanghai Tongyue Industrial Co.,Shenzhen Ming Culture Communication Co.,Image X Productions, House on Fire, Shanghai Tongyue Industrial Co., Ltd, Shenzhen Ming Culture Communication Co.,Ltd

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt10225288