Film Information
Year: 2021
Duration: 95'
Language: VOSE
Genre: Crime, Drama
Synopsis
Jia is an old man who has lost his son, and Seven is a high school girl whose mother is in debt. As a coffin painter, old Jia draws strange religious symbols, being an exceptional witness to people’s different attitudes towards their deaths. As time passes, Jia, Seven, and their mother bond by accompanying each other. Da Fei gives voice to the loneliness of people in the big city, in a world that is increasingly gloomy despite appearances.
Director
Da Fei is a writer and filmmaker. He graduated from Shanxi Meida College in 2007, and in 2018, he debuted with Silent Winter, a film that was selected at the Montreal International Film Festival. The Coffin Painter is the second feature film by a director who has won several nominations and awards at national and international festivals.