Sunken Plum (2017)
October 21, 2017Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Gu Xiang
Li Wanying
Tian Peng
Guo Xiang
Celia Yinmeng Yu
Wang Dandan
Li Lierong
Mother
Chen Jiaqi
Cui Xian / Assistant Art Director
Yao Zhexing
Manager
Zhang Zhijiu
Blonde Drag Queen
Zuhua Zhou
Camera Supervisor
Hou Fei
Sound Recordist
Roberto F. Canuto
Director
Cheng Chi
Assistant Director / Script Supervisor
Xiaoxi Xu
Director
Francisco Javier González-Fierro Santos
Associate Producer
Zhiwen Leng
Producer
Natalia Fernández Canuto
Associate Producer
Andrea Centazzo
Composer
Zu Zezhu
Associate Producer
Yong Guo
Cinematographer
Peixuan Yan
Line Producer
Chen Hanlong
Makeup Artist
Jose Manuel González-Fierro Santos
Associate Producer
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Details.
Release DateOctober 21, 2017
Original Name沉李
StatusReleased
Running Time19m
Filming LocationsSichuan · Chengtu · Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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Sunken Plum (Original Chinese: 沉李; pinyin: Chen Li; lit. 'sunken plum') is a Chinese and Spanish drama short film written and directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi and produced with the collaboration of Chinese companies. It was produced by Almost Red Productions in association with Arkadin Ed. and filmed in Sichuan, China.
Sunken Plum is the final part of the trilogy Invisible Chengdu (aka El Chengdu Invisible (Spanish)), a series of short films shot in Sichuan (China) and using the local dialect, Sichuanese Mandarin. The trilogy centers around the underground scene of Chengdu. It includes the films Floating Melon (2015) and Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013) and follows stories about characters that usually are ostracized and that must survive in the shadows of the city, since the Chinese society is contrary to diversity and individuality.Set in a contemporary city of China, Sunken Plum follows Li Wanjing, a transgender woman that must return to her home village in the mountains after learning of the death of her mother, since she must arrange the funeral, but cannot out her identity in front of family members and friends. The film stars Gu Xiang, a non-professional actor that faced his first performance with the movie. Supporting roles are played by Yu Yinmeng, who performed in a previous film of the directors, Floating Melon, Tian Peng, and Li Lierong.
Sunken Plum aims to portray the life of the transgender community in Chinese society. Of the motivation behind film, director Robert F. Canuto said We hope that with time things will start to change and these groups start to get the respect and rights that they deserve.. In Sunken Plum they try to represents some of the many difficulties that have a transgender woman in China. If focuses in the family relationships and the different treatment they receive between the cities and the villages.Filming took place in September and October 2016 in Sichuan (China), and the post-production process was completed in October 2017 in Asturias, Spain. Sunken Plum was distributed by Laboral Cinemateca, a company from the government of Principado de Asturias, and had its premiere at the 62nd Seminci, Valladolid International Film Festival on the 24 of October 2017. It was shown also in Spain at the 22nd LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBT Film Festival and the 55th FICX, Gijón International Film Festival, where obtained the "Laboral Cinemateca Award", that consist in the distribution of the movie at international film festivals.The international premiere took place in April 2018 at the 9th LGBT film festival in Poland. In the following six months, it was shown in over 25 countries, participating in two festivals that qualify for the pre-selection of the Academy Awards (Oscar) for Best Short Film: the 36th Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival and the 26th Raindance Film Festival in London (UK), The film obtained various awards and mentions through the year 2018.