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Ku qi de nü ren
Cry Women
Liu Binjian
Wang Guixiang, an out-of-work singer, is forced to move back to her hometown after the arrest of her father. Saddled with her husband’s debts, she turns to her old boyfriend, Youming, for comfort. Taking his advice, she tries being a “cry woman”, namely a professional mourner.
 

 
Screenplay/ Liu Bingjian, Deng Ye
Photography (colour)/ Xu Wei
Editing/ Zhou Ying
Music/ Dong Liqiang
Art Direction/ Liu Liguo
Cast/ Liao Qin, Wei Xingkun, Zhu Jiayue, Li Longjun, Wen Jing
Production/ Deng Ye, Ellen Kim, Jason Chae, Jongsoo Choi, Michel Rheilhac
Year of Production/ 2002
Running Time/ 91’
 

A graduate from the Beijing Film Academy, Lui Bingjian, born in 1963, initially worked for the television. His first feature film is Yanchuang (Inkstone, 1996). His second work, NanNan NuNu, participated in many international film festivals and was awarded the Fipresci Prize at the 52nd Locarno International Film Festival.

 


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