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Coming Home

(A Moi Seule)

Year 2014
Runtime 109 mins
Language Mandarin
Subtitles Yes

Spanning seven decades, an amnesiac (acclaimed actress Gong Li) struggles to regain her memory and reconnect with her imprisoned husband in the wake of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

Master director Zhang Yimou (Hero, Raise the Red Lantern, Red Sorghum) adopts a more nuanced and humble directing style in undertaking Coming Home. This touching drama based on Yan Gelling’s novel "The Criminal Lu Yanshi" charts the trials of a family separated in a changing society.

Countries

China
Awards
Winner Prize of the guild of German art house cinemas
Festivals
Cannes Film Festival 2014, Toronto International Film Festival 2014
Director
Yimou Zhang
Executive Producer
David Linde, Pang Liwei, Shan Dongbing, Huang Ziyan, Gillian Zhao, Shan Baoquan, Karen Fu
Producer
Zhao Zhang
Screenwriter
Jingzhi Zou
Cinematographer
Zhao Xiaoding
Editor
Meng Peicong, Mo Zhang
Production Design
Catherine Mananes
Music
Florent Marchet
Cast
Gong Li, Chen Daoming, Zhang Huiwen