So Long, My Son
2019 · Movie · 185 min · ★ 7.7 · 94% critics
Across several decades of rapid change in China, two families try to hold on to love, work, and friendship as their lives are reshaped by shifting rules and a fast-changing economy. Moving between different periods, the story follows how everyday pressures and private sorrow can echo for years, and what it takes to keep going.
Also known as À bientôt, mon fils · So Long My Son
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Details
- Original title
- 地久天长
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-03-15
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 185 min
- Critic score
- 94/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (223 votes)
- Box office
- $8,096,596
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sweeping, deeply sad family drama about ordinary lives shaped by social change and you don’t mind a long, non-linear story; Not for you if you need straightforward pacing like The Wolf.
Pros: powerful emotional drama; strong lead performances; rich sense of time | Cons: very long runtime; confusing time jumps; many characters to track
Awards & recognition
- Golden Bear · 2019 · nominated
- Silver Bear · 2019 · nominated
- Silver Bear Jury Prize · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Wang Jingchun
as Liu Yaojun
Yong Mei
as Wang Liyun
Qi Xi
as Shen Moli
Du Jiang
as Shen Hao
Ai Liya
as Li Haiyan
Li Jingjing
as Gao Meiyu
Xu Cheng
as Shen Yingming
Roy Wang
as Liu Xing
Zhaoyan Guozhang
as Zhang Xinjian
Wu Shuang
as Shen Moli in youth
Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai