Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026: "Like Winds, Like Weeds"

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Director: Zhang Fan Screenwriters: Zhang Fan, Wang Yingjie Cinematographer: Li Yong Cast: Guo Keyu, Wang Shiyun, Chen Jiayang, Liu Guihong, Cao Yumei Produced by Lynn & Fan Pictures, Zhong Film Production 2023 | Colour | 109′ In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles Short Film after the Feature Best Picture Nomination, Golden Coconut Awards, The 5th Hainan Island International Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Nomination, The 17th FIRST International Film Festival Following a marriage failure, a middle-aged woman moves to Shanghai and works as a housekeeper. At the same time, she looks after her mother with dementia and her rebellious son. Beneath the city’s glittering surface, all three long to return home. Yet upon returning to their hometown beneath Cangshan Mountain, they find everything has changed—even the place they once called home, now bears a different name. A story of three generations struggling to survive away from home, Like Winds, Like Weeds is a tough journey in search of inner freedom. Director Zhang Fan expands the short film of the same name, Like Winds, Like Weeds (28′), into a feature-length exploration of the struggles faced by women, nostalgia and displacement. Acclaimed at several film festivals, the film is dedicated to everyone who has ever left home.

導演：張帆 編劇：張帆、王穎杰 攝影：李勇 主演：郭柯宇、王詩雲、陳嘉陽、劉桂紅、曹玉梅 出品：琳與帆文化傳媒（上海）有限公司、眾甫文化（北京）有限公司 2023 | 彩色 | 109′ 普通話對白，中英文字幕 同場加映短片 第5屆海南島國際電影節金椰獎最佳影片提名 第17屆FIRST青年電影展最佳劇情長片提名 婚姻失意的中年女性，逃離過往，遠赴上海當家務助理，邊打工邊照顧失智母親和叛逆兒子。城市繁華背後，三人無時無刻不想回鄉，但當終於重返故鄉蒼山，等待他們的卻已物是人非，連故鄉的名字也更改了，鄉愁也無法落葉歸根。一段祖孫三人在異鄉的生存故事，一趟追尋心靈自由的艱難旅程。 導演張帆從同名短片《蒼山》(28′)中積累經驗，將長片延伸為深刻的女性困境與時代鄉愁。影片在多個影展榮獲好評，獻給每一個離鄉者。