| Sons | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 兒子 |
| Simplified Chinese | 儿子 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Érzǐ |
| Directed by | Zhang Yuan |
| Written by | Ning Dai |
| Produced by | Wang Shize Zhang Yuan |
| Starring | Fu Derong Li Ji Li Maojie Li Wei |
| Cinematography | Sun Hongqing Zhang Jian |
| Edited by | Fen Sihai |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Sons is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan. Detailing the collapse of a family due to alcoholism, Sons straddles the line between fiction and documentary, as the film's "actors" all play themselves in reenactments of their own lives.
Zhang came upon the idea of making a film about a family's collapse into alcoholism after hearing about the story of his downstairs neighbors, former professional dancers, and their two grown sons.
The film was privately financed and was made outside of the traditional studio system. As a result, Sons was never screened in China.[1]