Rêve de Chine

Chinese Dream

Switzerland, January 2009
FILM, Documentary, 52 min.

Save as Favorite
directed by
François Yang
Written by
François Yang
Status
In distribution
Website
www.revedechine-lefilm.ch

Muriel, Camille and Bénédicte leave their village in the canton of Fribourg and move to China, where their father is setting up a factory. The family makes their home in the Suzhou Industrial Park, an ultramodern district in a city not far from Shanghai. While their father spends much of his time at work, the mother and her daughters take a course at the university to learn Chinese. The older girls would like to shed their immigrant status as quickly as possible. They feel lost in this foreign world and try to make Chinese friends. Their dreams of independence collide with the dreams of the Chinese youth, who are more interested in success and material wealth. With time, the family’s seclusion gives way to their interest in everyday life in China, as it optimistically embraces a spirit of reform.

credits

World Premiere
January 2009
Original Version
Chinese, French, English (french subtitles),  colour, Digi Beta, 52 min.
Production
Les Productions JMH, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Florence Adam, Matthieu Henchoz
directed by
François Yang
Written by
François Yang
Cinemato­graphy
Blaise Harrison, François Yang
Editing
Janine Waeber
Sound Editing
Philippe Jacquet
Re-Recording Mix
Philippe Jacquet
Music
Harold Squire
Location Sound Mix
Li Jing, Wu Yue

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
JMH & FILO Films

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
JMH Distributions SA Distribution
Release date: tba