Pingyao International Film Festival 2026 | Warsaw International Film Festival 2026
Best Director Award, Warsaw International Film Festival 2026
During the long rainy season in the ancient Chinese city of Suzhou, four people at different stages of life face their own struggles. Eight-year-old Chunyu seeks a foster home after his parents’ divorce. Twenty-five-year-old Lixia tries to live independently but struggles with life’s challenges. Forty-five-year-old Lu Fengshou, facing a failed marriage and an uncertain future, unexpectedly meets his first love. Sixty-five-year-old Li Xuemei lives with her daughter and hopes for her happy marriage, while ignoring her own need for love. Their lives gradually connect, revealing how time brings people together in unexpected ways.
Cai Chengjie is a Chinese writer-director who debuted with The Widowed Witch (2018), winning Best Narrative Feature and Director at FIRST Xining and Rotterdam’s Tiger Award. He made Huawei’s Wukong and became the Netherlands Film Festival Ambassador in 2022, promoting Dutch cinema in China.
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