BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY JIA TING JIAN SHI JIANJIE LIN

  • CHINA | FRANCE | DENMARK | QATAR

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  • MANDARIN

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  • 2024

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  • 99 mins

After an incident at their high school, Wei, an outgoing only son from a middle-class family, and Shuo, his quiet, perceptive classmate, find themselves connected through some mysterious energy that draws them intimately into each other’s lives. Shuo is introduced to Wei’s parents. The couple shows a strong interest in Shuo’s troubled past and welcomes him into their family with an enigmatic charm. Gradually, Shuo begins to realize that the family’s pleasant everyday life hides unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and neglected emotions. A tragic incident further complicates their lives, bringing past wounds and present anxieties under careful scrutiny.

ಹೈಸ್ಕೂಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಘಟನೆಯ ನಂತರ, ಚೀನಾದ ಮಧ್ಯಮವರ್ಗದ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಏಕೈಕ ಪುತ್ರ ವೀ ಹಾಗೂ ಶಿಸ್ತಿನ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ ಎಂದೇ ಹೆಸರಾದ ಶುವೊ ಆತ್ಮೀಯ ಗೆಳೆಯರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ. ನಿಗೂಢವಾದ ಶಕ್ತಿಯೊಂದರ ಮೂಲಕ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸೆಳೆತಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುವ ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರೂ ಪರಸ್ಪರರ ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲೂ ಆತ್ಮೀಯ ಬಂಧ ಬೆಳೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ವೀ, ಶುವೋನನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಪೋಷಕರಿಗೆ ಪರಿಚಯ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಟ್ಟಾಗ ಅವರು ಶುವೋನನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸುತ್ತಾರಲ್ಲದೆ, ಅವನ ತೊಂದರೆದಾಯಕ ಬದುಕಿನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ದೈನಂದಿನ ಜೀವನ ಪ್ರತಿದಿನವೂ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಈ ಬದುಕು ರಹಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಿಡುತ್ತದೆ, ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷಿತ ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮರೆಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಶುವೋ ಅರಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ ದುರಂತ ಘಟನೆಯೊಂದು ಅವರ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Lou Ying, Zheng Yue, Wang Yiwen, Zhou Ping

Screenplay :

Jianjie Lin

Director of Photography :

Zhang Jiahao

Editor :

Per K. Kirkegaard

Music :

Toke Brorson Odin

Sound :

Margot Testemale, Jacques Pedersen

Cast :

Zu Feng, Guo Keyu, Sun Xilun, Lin Muran

Awards - Winner :

Athens IFF (Special Mention - International Competition), Beijing IFF (Forward Future Award - Best Director, Best Artistic Contribution)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Berlin IFF (Panorama Audience Award), Sundance FF (Dramatic), São Paulo IFF (New Directors Competition), Taipei FF (International New Talent Competition), Valladolid IFF (Best Feature Film), Zurich FF (Best International Feature Film), Hong Kong IFF (Young Cinema Chinese Competition), Tokyo FILMeX (Best Film)

JIANJIE LIN

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, his passion for deciphering human existence led him to filmmaking. He received his MFA degree in filmmaking from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. His short films, A VISIT (2015) and GU (2017) were screened at many international film festivals. HIPPOPOTAMI, his latest short, which he shot before the feature, is in post-production. It looks at the harshness and absurdity of life through the eyes of a little girl. Brief History of a Family is his feature film debut.

  1. 1. THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
  2. 2. DROWNING DRY
  3. 3. SALVE MARIA
  4. 4. THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD
  5. 5. MEMORIES OF A BURNING BODY
  6. 6. UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
  7. 7. CAUGHT BY THE TIDES
  8. 8. FAMILIAR TOUCH
  9. 9. THE SECOND ACT
  10. 10. GRAND TOUR
  11. 11. HOLY COW
  12. 12. THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
  13. 13. GOOD ONE
  14. 14. POOJA, SIR
  15. 15. ALL SHALL BE WELL
  16. 16. QUEENS
  17. 17. BLACK DOG
  18. 18. LIONESS
  19. 19. DYING
  20. 20. ARMAND
  21. 21. SHAMBHALA
  22. 22. WAVES
  23. 23. OUR LOVELY PIG SLAUGHTER
  24. 24. THE HYPERBOREANS
  25. 25. ARCADIA
  26. 26. THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
  27. 27. TO A LAND UNKNOWN
  28. 28. ALGIERS
  29. 29. TO KILL A MONGOLIAN HORSE
  30. 30. BREATHING UNDERWATER
  31. 31. LA CASA
  32. 32. THE LAST ROMANTICS
  33. 33. STEALING ANGEL
  34. 34. THE EXILES
  35. 35. SHEPHERDS
  36. 36. GLIMMERS
  37. 37. LILIES NOT FOR ME
  38. 38. ANORA
  39. 39. QUIET LIFE
  40. 40. SEPTEMBER SAYS
  41. 41. THREE DAYS OF FISH
  42. 42. KYUKA: BEFORE SUMMER'S END
  43. 43. A HOUSE ON FIRE
  44. 44. LITTLE LOVES
  45. 45. DON’T YOU LET ME GO
  46. 46. NAWI
  47. 47. THE TIES THAT BIND US
  48. 48. THROUGH ROCKS AND CLOUDS
  49. 49. MY FRIEND AN DELIE
  50. 50. ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES
  51. 51. YOUNG HEARTS
  52. 52. JANUARY 2
  53. 53. AN UNFINISHED FILM
  54. 54. FOUR MOTHERS
  55. 55. ON FALLING
  56. 56. BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY
  57. 57. AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE
  58. 58. THE PARTY’S OVER
  59. 59. THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE
  60. 60. MEASURES FOR THE FUNERAL
  61. 61. MOON
  62. 62. IVO
  63. 63. HAPPY HOLIDAYS
  64. 64. SIMA’S SONG
  65. 65. FLATHEAD
  66. 66. WINDLESS
  67. 67. MISERICORDIA
  68. 68. MONGREL
  69. 69. ACROSS THE SEA
  70. 70. THE DOG THIEF
  71. 71. PAYING FOR IT
  72. 72. FREWAKA
  73. 73. CROCODILE TEARS
  74. 74. THE GREAT YAWN OF HISTORY
  75. 75. FARUK
  76. 76. THE SHAMELESS
  77. 77. RED PATH
  78. 78. YASHA AND LEONID BREZHNEV
  79. 79. RICKERL
  80. 80. SLEEPING WITH A TIGER