Strangers When We Meet

Guoli Zhang / China

Screening

Cinemes Girona

01-11-2024 / 12:00 h.

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Film Information

Year: 2024

Duration: 108

Language: VOSE

Genre: Drama, Crime

Synopsis

Who does not idealize the moment of his release after 27 years of captivity, with expectations as eloquent as difficult to realize? Especially after receiving 1.5 million yuan in compensation for demolition and relocation. This is the case of Lao Qin, who after serving his sentence only wants to get married, have children and start a new life. He unexpectedly meets Chang Juan, a young woman in the same situation as him, and both ex-convicts decide to get married. Qin is motivated by the desire to start a family and find stability, but Juan seeks financial security. Their respective aspirations for social reintegration, however, will separate them.

Director

Guoli Zhang (China, 1973), is known as an actor and director with a long career in the film and television industry. In 2014, he hosted the CCTV New Year Gala. In 2009, he became the second Chinese actor to achieve the “Grand Slam” by receiving the “Best Actor” award at the three major Chinese-language television awards: the Feitian Award, the Golden Eagle Award and the Magnolia Award. In addition to his acting work, with Strangers When We Meet, released in 2024, Zhang has demonstrated his interest in film directing.