Fly with the Crane

Fly with the Crane (Chinese: 告訴他們,我乘白鶴去了; pinyin: gào su tā men, wǒ chéng bái hè qù le) is a 2012 Chinese film written and directed by Li Ruijun, and adapted from a novel Tell Them I've Gone With the White Crane by renowned Chinese author Su Tong. It made its premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in 2012.[1]

Fly with the Crane
Film poster
Chinese告訴他們,我乘白鶴去了
Mandaringào su tā men, wǒ chéng bái hè qù le
Directed byLi Ruijun
Produced byYang Cheng
Li Ruijun
Shen Xiaoping
Screenplay byLi Ruijun
Story bySu Tong
StarringMa Xingchun
Tang Long
Music byXiao He
CinematographyYang Jin
Edited byLi Ruijun
Release date
Running time
99 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Synopsis

Old Ma (Ma Xingchun), a 73-year-old carpenter, used to make and paint coffins. Believing that a person's soul and spirit can only be preserved after death through burial, he plans to make a romantic ending of his life and longs to be taken to heaven by a white crane.

After the Chinese authorities implemented cremation, Old Ma feels hopeless until one day, when his grandchildren maps out an extraordinary plan to set him free.[2][3]

Cast
  • Ma Xingchun as Old Ma
  • Tang Long as Zhi
  • Wang Siyi as Miaomiao
  • Zhang Min as Ma Chunhua, Old Ma's daughter
  • Wu Renlin as Zhi's father
  • Wang Cailan as Zhi's mother
  • Wang Zhihang as Jun
  • Wang Dazhi as Old Cao
  • Li Shengjun as Old Cao's son

Production

The cast of Fly with the Crane is all by Director Li's families, relatives and friends.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
201320th Beijing College Student Film Festival[4]Artistic Exploration AwardFly with the CraneWon
46th Brasilia Film Festival[5]Best DirectorLi RuijunWon
20144th Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival[4]Best ActorMa XingchunWon
Special Jury AwardFly with the CraneWon
5th China Film Directors' Guild[6]Best Young DirectorLi RuijunWon

References
  1. "Fly with the Crane 告訴他們,我乘白鶴去了". YouTube. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. "Fly with the Crane". Films from the South. 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. Hoeij, Boyd van (7 September 2012). "Review: Fly With the Crane". Variety. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  4. "Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 金考拉国际华语电影节". Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  5. Ma, Karen (7 June 2016). "Tackling the Issue of Ageing in Rural China: An Interview with Li Ruijun". VCinema. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  6. Ma, Kevin (10 April 2014). "China Film Directors' Guild self-criticises". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
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