The Red Awn

Directed by Cai Shanjun, 'The Red Awn' will make it's UK premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film is described as 'Delicate in its treatment of relationships, and vibrantly shot, this is a true gem.' The festival is in it's 62nd year, and runs June 18th to 29th and will screen 142 features from 29 countries around the world.

The film will play Thursday June 19th at 17:30 and  Friday June 20th at 20:00.

View the film's listing here.

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Variety reports that 'The Red Awn' will be part of the New Directors Showcase at the Seattle International Film Festival. Directed by Cai Shangjun, the film is a drama about a father who abandoned his son returning after five years. Seattle will mark it's North American premiere.

Read the full article here, to find out what other films will be screening.

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Filmpresci has reviewed 'The Red Awn'. The film is about a 50 year old father that leaves his wife and son back in their hometown and goes off to the city in order to earn a living. Five years pass, during that time his wife passes away and his son grows up in the countryside alone and directionless.

"The movie offers a fine insight into both the main characters' inner motivations. Their personal tragedies become easy to understand although that doesn't necessarily make these people much easier to forgive. That is quite a rare achievement in portraying characters in any medium. "

Read the full review here.