Fang Xiu Ying (Mrs. Fang)

5 April, 2018 - 19:00
CINEMATEK, Brussel

 

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Fang Xiu Ying (Mrs. Fang)

Wang Bing
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CN, DE, FR
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2017
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DCP
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colour
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86'

Fang Xiuying leeft in een rustig dorp in Zuid-China en is zevenenzestig. Na jarenlang te hebben geleden aan de Ziekte van Alzheimer, met vergevorderde symptomen en tevergeefse behandelingen, werd ze terug naar huis gestuurd. Nu, bedlegerig, wordt ze omringd en bijgestaan door haar familie en buren, die getuige zijn van haar laatste dagen.

Fang Xiuying is the mother of a good friend of mine. I was going to make a documentary about her in 2015, but it was postponed because I was too busy at the time. In 2016, the friend called to tell me that her mother’s illness had grown severe, and she might not live very long. I went to see Fang Xiuying right away. When I got there, I realized it’d be difficult to make a documentary about her. I hesitated, but still decided to film her. We filmed the last eight days of her life. So it’s a story about a dying old woman.” (WB)

 

Mandarin with English subtitles