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Liu Jiayin
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One family, three people, 23 scenes. Oxhide is about a family
of three father, mother and daughter- living under the same
roof in Beijing. The family earns its living by producing handmade
leather bags, but business has dropped off due to the fatheräs
stubbornness. The shop could sell more if it offered special
discounts, but the father refuses to do so. He grows older and
older, but holds on to his unrealistic hopes for the future.
As his birthday draws near, it seems the situation is not changing
for the better. The family can not pay off their years of debts.
A mood of anxiety settles over the family, there are endless
quarrels, a screen window covered with dust, a poor life, heavy
debt, a business in the red. But there are also happy moments
and an indescribable affection. Before dawn on the fatheräs
birthday, he opens his eyes and feels utter despair. Oxhide
has been recognized as the most innovative Chinese film of the
last years. . |
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Screenplay Liu Jiayin
Photography (colour) Liu Jiayin
Editing Liu Jiayin
ICast Liu Zaiping, Jia Huifen, Liu Jiayin
Production Liu Jiayin
Year of production 2005
Running time 110'
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Liu Jiayin Liu Jiayin was born in 1981 in Beijing, where
she grew up. She has studied at the Beijing Film Academy,
majoring in screenwriting, since 1999. In 2002 she made her
first short film, The Train. Oxhide is her first full-length
film.
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