Dayao swim against water

Zhang Tao

Year of release in Luxembourg 2024

Director Zhang Tao

Luxembourg producer LES FILMS FAUVES

In co-production with

House on Fire (FR)
Butong Pictures (CN)
Terratreme Filmes (PT)
Yilu Partners (KR)
Beijing Dreama Pictures (CN)

Script Zhang Tao, Jérémie Dubois

Original version

Chinese

Duration 90 minutes

Type of financing

AIDE FINANCIÈRE SÉLECTIVE (AFS) À LA PRODUCTION CINEWORLD

International sales

Les Films Fauves
Gilles Chanial
gilles@lesfilmsfauves.com

Cast and crew

Cast

Hu Ge, Chen Shilan, Huang Lu

Crew

Aymerick Pilarski (DOP), Mathieu Laclau (Editor)

Synopsis

Dayao and Tiantian live in the countryside but work like dogs in the city. She wants to buy an apartment there, she reckons it’s the only way for their unborn baby and them to hope for a better life. When Dayao miraculously survives an accident, he is transformed, freed from his chains. He waits for her to leave the city and follow him into the forest where he settles.