Something About Us《慧童》

2025 | 58min | In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles | Dir Rex Ren

Director Ren's grandmother suffered from depression during the Cultural Revolution as her husband was jailed and tortured. Although the Cultural Revolution ended almost half a century ago, the trauma left behind still affects three generations of this family.

九旬祖母因祖父文革被鬥,致使抑鬱纏身,甚至意外失去左手。《少年》導演任俠的家庭電影,赴廣東惠州拍攝多年未見的祖母與父親,既回溯斷手緣由,亦追尋半世紀前的動盪,如何或隱或顯地影響彼此。痛史從未遠去,伴隨往事的撥雲見日,屋內三代人的關係也漸漸改變。

  • Sep 1, 2024 (Sun)
    2:30 PM
    Innis Town Hall

  • Sep 14, 2024 (Sat)
    7:00 PM
    SIFF Film Center