“Destiny, a film screening by Director Zhang Wei plus QA

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“Destiny” a film by director Zhang Wei

Exclusive opportunity for RAS Beijing members!

Beijing-based film director Zhang Wei (Factory Boss, 2014) invites you to attend a free screening of his latest film, Xi He (Destiny), on 9 April 2017 at 3:45pm. We have a small number of tickets for RAS Beijing members, which will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Requests for tickets must be sent to communications.ras.bj@gmail.com by 5pm on 5 April.

The film is in Chinese with English subtitles. It will be shown in the SAGA Cinema (Solana mall: http://www.solana.com.cn/wb/EntertainmentMovie.do) as part of the Beijing International Film Festival; the screening will be followed by a question and answer session with the director (in Chinese).

Synopsis (http://www.zhangweimovie.net/en-us/Product/Details?id=12):
Xi He is a 9 year old autistic child who loves to go to school. However, his classmates’ parents are afraid of his condition and don’t want him to study with their children. For the fourth time, he gets expelled from his school for misbehaving. The director of the school wants to help but, with his hands tied, succumbs to the pressure from the other parents.Xi He’s mother fights for her son’s right for a normal education despite his imperfection. She wants him to have the chance to lead a normal life. Back in the Chinese countryside, her brother also suffers from severe autism and is hunted by the ignorant people from his village. Their old mother, unable to take care of him any longer, keeps him in a cage to keep him safe from others and from himself; like an animal. Tian Lin’s childhood looms with memories tainted by her brother’s life’s effect on her. She decides to teach Xi He herself, willing to do everything to save him from his destiny

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Sunday, April 9, 2017
 

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