Love for Life

Love for Life (2011)

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Set in a small Chinese village where HIV virus is spreading rapidly as a result of illicit blood trade, Mo shu wai zhuan revolves around De Yi and Qinqin are both estranged from their respective family because of their disease and unexpectedly find love with each other by their misfortunes.

Date of release
2011-05-10
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Gu Changwei

Casting

Interesting facts

Love for Life, also known as Life Is a Miracle, Til Death Do Us Part and Love for Live, is a 2011 film directed by Gu Changwei and starring Zhang Ziyi and Aaron Kwok. It was Gu's third film as director after a lengthy career as a cinematographer for some of China's top directors. It was released on 10 May 2011 in China. The film is an adaptation of the 2006 novel Dream of Ding Village by the Chinese writer Yan Lianke.

Background

HIV/AIDS-related subject matters are rarely touched upon in China, and always thought to be a taboo. Backed by the government, the film is said to be the first time the blood-selling scandal of the 1990s has been featured in mainstream Chinese culture.

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