Bitter Flowers

Les fleurs amères

Belgium / France / Switzerland, October 2017
FILM, Fiction, 90 min.

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directed by: Olivier Meys
Written by: Olivier Meys, Maarten Loix
Status: In distribution

Thirtysomething Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned. Forced to repay her debts, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.

credits

World Premiere: October 2017
Original Version: Mandarin (french/english subtitles), colour, DCP, 90 min.
ISAN: 0000-0004-78D4-0000-E-0000-0000-W
Production: Tarantula Belgique, Mille et Une Films, P.S. Productions, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer: Joseph Rouschop, Valérie Bournonville, Gilles Padovani, Xavier Grin
directed by: Olivier Meys
Written by: Olivier Meys, Maarten Loix
Cinematography: Benoît Dervaux
Editing: Erwin Ryckaert
Sound Editing: François Musy, Renaud Musy
Sound Design: François Musy, Renaud Musy
Re-Recording Mix: François Musy, Renaud Musy
Location Sound Mix: Marc Thill

Cast

Qi Xi as Lina
Wang Xi as Yumei
Le Geng as Xiadong
Meihuizi Zeng as Dandan

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights: Tarantula Belgique

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland: Sister Distribution Distribution
Release date: 16.10.2019

Awards

(a selection)

Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma, Best Original Screenplay 2019 (Nomination)
Olivier Meys
Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma, Best Original Screenplay 2019 (Nomination)
Maarten Loix
Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma, Best Direction 2019 (Nomination)
Olivier Meys
Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma, Best Film 2019 (Nomination)
Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma, Best First Feature 2019 (Winner)

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