BITTER FLOWERS
by Olivier Meys
synopsis
Thirtysomething Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned, and she is forced into a line of work she never would have imagined. When her flighty sister-in-law shows up on her doorstep, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.
original title: | Bitter Flowers |
country: | Belgium, France, Switzerland, China |
sales agent: | Loco Films |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Olivier Meys |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | BE 28/03/2018, FR 18/09/2019 |
screenplay: | Marteen Loix |
cast: | Qi Xi, Wang Xi, Le Geng, Zeng Meihuizi |
cinematography by: | Benoît Dervaux |
film editing: | Ewin Ryckaert |
art director: | Adrien Souchet |
music: | Eric Bribosia, Jens Bouttery |
producer: | Valérie Bournonville, Song Ge, Xavier Grin, Gilles Padovani, Joseph Rouschop, Arielle Sleutel |
executive producer: | Karim Cham |
production: | Tarantula Belgique, Mille et Une Films, P.S. Productions, Beijin Culture (CN), Spring Films (CN) |
backing: | CCA - Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles (BE), CNC (FR), VAF (BE), OFC (CH), Région Bretagne (FR), Eurimages, MEDIA |
distributor: | Cinéart, UDI - Urban Distribution International |