To Live to Sing (2020)

  • NR
  • 08/28/2020 (CN)
  • Drama
  • 1h 45m

Overview

Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…

Johnny Ma

Director, Writer

Cast

Zhao Xiaoli's headshot

Zhao Xiaoli

Zhao li
Gan Guidan's headshot

Gan Guidan

Dan Dan
Yan Xihu's headshot

Yan Xihu

Lao Wu
Yan Huanghe's headshot

Yan Huanghe

Lao Er
Deng Xiurong's headshot

Deng Xiurong

Femme de Lao Er
Liu Min's headshot

Liu Min

Liu Min
Li Tangrong's headshot

Li Tangrong

Li Linh
Su Guangjin's headshot

Su Guangjin

Frère Su

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