To Live to Sing

To Live to Sing (2019)

活着唱着

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…

Date of release
2019-11-20
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Director
Johnny Ma

Casting

Interesting facts

To Live to Sing is a 2019 Chinese-Canadian drama film directed by Johnny Ma. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film won both Best Film and Best Actress at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.

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