Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026: "Laughing to Die"

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Director & Screenwriter: Zhang Tao Cinematographers: Wu Zhuo, Chen Xiang Cast: Yu Fengyun, Wang Shilan, Li Baoming Produced by Different Imaging Film Industry (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Huace Film (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. 2015 | Colour | 108′ In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles Short Film after the Feature Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, The 10th FIRST International Film Festival Official Selection, ACID, The 70th Cannes Film Festival When old age becomes a burden, how much pressure can family love survive? Director Zhang Tao calmly looks at the final years of an elderly woman living alone in a rural village. The film shows how traditional family values are disappearing as the country changes. Performed entirely by non-professional actors, the film exposes the painful realities of conflicts. It is a story about growing old, dignity, and duty. The feature grew out of Zhang Tao’s short film of the same name, Laughing to Die (30′). While the short film quickly shows the loneliness of old age, the feature adds more everyday details. It takes a deeper look at the helpless and selfish of younger generation. Moving from a short film to a feature makes the story feel even more real and powerful.

導演、編劇：張濤 攝影：武卓、諶翔 主演：郁鳳雲、王士蘭、李寶明 出品：不同映像影業（北京）有限公司、華策影業（天津）有限公司 2015 | 彩色 | 108′ 普通話對白，中英文字幕 同場加映短片 第10屆FIRST青年電影展最佳劇情片、最佳導演 第70屆康城影展ACID單元入選影片 當血濃於水的長者變成家庭重擔，親情還能承受多少現實的磨蝕？導演張濤以冷靜克制的鏡頭，凝視一位農村獨居老人的晚年，透視城鄉變遷下逐漸鬆動的家庭倫理。全片由非職業演員出演，沒有誇張的狗血衝突劇情，只有近乎紀錄片般的真實細節，平靜地撕開傳統孝道的外殼，是一部關於衰老、尊嚴與責任的沉痛作品。 該片由同名短片《喜喪》(30′)延伸而來，用精簡的篇幅營造老人晚年困境的氛圍；長片則加入更豐富的生活細節與更複雜的人物描寫，讓每個子女的無奈與私心都呈現得更加立體。透過紀實深化，電影的層次感與現實重量被發揮到了極致。