Mandarin, with subtitles in English
China, 2007 (101 minutes)

Synopsis
In this soulful and humane comedy, Zhao, a middle–aged construction worker, struggles to fulfill a dying co–worker's last wish to be buried in China's Three Gorges region. Setting out with his colleague's body in tow, Zhao travels hundreds of miles across extraordinary countryside, encountering a number of colorful adventures and characters — and even discovering love in some unlikely quarters. Director Zhang Yang's humorous and moving tale of friendship offers a powerful, and sometimes slapstick, commentary on the value of community and human connectivity in modern China.

About the Director
Zhang Yang was born in Beijing, China in 1967. In 1992, he graduated from the Central Theatre Academy. He then directed a theatrical production of Kiss of the Spider Woman and went on to direct over twenty underground music videos. His first feature film, Spicy Love Soup, swept the domestic Chinese awards and his second feature, Shower, won the FIPRESCI prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. Getting Home is his fifth feature film.

Principal Cast

Zhao
Liu Quanyou
Scavenger Woman
Bus Robber

Zhao Benshan
Hong Qiwen
Song Dandan
Guo Degang

Crew

Director
Writer
Producers
Cinematographers
Editor
Sound
Music

Zhang Yang
Zhang Yang, Wang Yao
Harvey Wong, Liu Qiang, Er Yong, Stanley Tong, Zhang Yang
Yu Lik Wai, Lai Yiu Fai
Yang Hong Yu
Wang Dan Rong
Dou Peng