Bliss (2006)

Name: Bliss
Released: 2006-08-10

1h 36m

Running Time

Plot.

The film follows a family in the central Chinese city of Chongqing made up of retired policeman Li (He Xingquan), his second wife Zhang (Guan Jiangge) and their two sons from former marriages. Neither of the younger generation are doing too well, with Li’s son Jianjun (Liao Zhong) working long hours as a taxi driver, putting strain on his new marriage, and Zhang’s son Xiaolei (Xu Tao) running wild with a gang of hooligans. After Li is sent the ashes of his ex-wife, he begins the search for a new family burial plot, at the same time trying to hold their lives together.

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Cast & Crew.

Sheng Zhimin

Director

Liao Zhong

Jian-jun

Lan Wang

Sun Xiao-hong

Xu Tao

Lei

Fruit Chan

Producer

Paul Cheng Chun-Bong

Producer

Wei An

Composer

Kong Jinlei

Editor

Details.

Release Date
August 10, 2006

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 36m

Last updated: 2023-11-13

Wiki.

Bliss (Chinese: 浮生; pinyin: Fú shēng; lit. 'Floating Lives') is a 2006 Chinese family drama film directed by Sheng Zhimin and produced by Hong Kong director Fruit Chan. The film was Sheng's first as a director, having previously served as a line producer for Chan and Jia Zhangke on films such as Durian Durian and Platform.Though primarily a mainland production, the film was financed in part by the Hong Kong-based See Movie Ltd. and was distributed by Hong Kong's Golden Network Asia.