Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting through the local eateries of Beijing with his younger photographer colleague Oyang. A divorcé with a 6-year-old daughter and estranged from his father for decades, he is looking for a new perspective on life while reconsidering his failings as a father, a son, and a lover.
Presented at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Bai Ta Zhi Guang
2023
14 years
144 min.
Fiction
China
China, international festivals, family drama, food
Colorido
Zhang Lu
Zhang Lu
Piao Songri
Liu Xinzhu
Xin Baiqing, Huang Yao, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Nan Ji, Wang Hongwei, Li Qinqin, Wang Yiwen
Xu Jiahan, Peng Jin
Shanghai Lu Films
Xiao He
Films Boutique
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