Global Lens 2008: Luxury Car

China, 2006, 88 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Asian, Drama, Family Issues, Foreign
Language: Mandarin English Sub-Titles

Mon, April 28 - Wed, April 30
In this emotionally taut narrative, Li Qi Ming travels from his small village to the city of Wuhan, determined to fulfill his wife's last wish of seeing her son. But instead of finding his son, he discovers his daughter working as a karaoke bar escort, forcing him to come to terms with their long-estranged relationship and the tenuous future of his family. Director Wang Chao uses Li Qi Ming to represent the painful reality of thousands of parents who have lost contact with their children through rural exodus and political upheaval in China.

DIRECTOR: Wang Chao
US Distributor: Global Film Initiative

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