Controversial Dox

Son Son

Shen Zhang
Screening time  
25.02. / Monday, 22:00 - 00:00 Theatre 4  
28.02. / Thursday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 4  
One is her own son, the other her adopted son. One is her own flesh and blood, the other the murderer of her son. How can she dissolve the grief?

One is her own son, the other her adopted son. One is her own flesh and blood, the other the murderer of her son. How can she dissolve the grief? How can she open her heart, accept and hug the son who killed her own son? What has she experienced and transcended? “I choose to forgive and accept you not because I don’t love my son. On the contrary, I want to convey my love to you because of my love for him. The fact is, you are still alive and he passed away.” (Huang Pinxuan, the mother)

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Shen Zhang

Shen Zhang was born in 1959 in China. He has made a number of award-winning documentaries: In His Own Room (2009), Dislocated Growth (2004), The Chain Between Snake and Bird (2003), Bird-Guard on the Lonely Island (2000). Son Son (2017) is his latest documentary.

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China
2017, 62'

Directed by:
Shen Zhang

Screenplay by:
Shen Zhang

Cinematography:
Shen Zhang

Edited by:
Shen Zhang

Producer:
Shen Zhang

Produced by:
Shen Zhang

Festivals & Awards:

Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival 2017; Kraków Film Festival 2017