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New offer from CATHAYPLAY: Watch two films for $4.99

Summer
2014, 30 Min, Liu Qiang

The short film recorded a group of children living status in a brick factory. It won the Jury Grand Prize of International Student Short Film Unit at 2019 Shanghai International Film Fest.
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Ma Xiaobing’s Summer
2016, 87 Min, Chen Xinzhong

Ma Xiaobing seeks to move his mother’s tomb to his father’s burial site so that they can reunite in the Other World. But the turbulent and often violent forces of Chinese urbanization make this no easy task. In a city of constant change, destruction, and revolution, Xiaobing’s attempt to grasp onto something of meaningful permanence could have potentially deadly consequences.
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Use the Code “SUMMER” to watch both films.

About the author

Rouven Linnarz

Ever since I watched Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-Bi" for the first time (and many times after that) I have been a cinephile. While much can be said about the technical aspects of film, coming from a small town in Germany, I cherish the notion of art showing its audience something which one does normally avoid, neglect or is unable to see for many different reasons. Often the stories told in films have helped me understand, discover and connect to something new which is a concept I would like to convey in the way I talk and write about films. Thus, I try to include some info on the background of each film as well as a short analysis (without spoilers, of course), an approach which should reflect the context of a work of art no matter what genre, director or cast. In the end, I hope to pass on my joy of watching film and talking about it.

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