Sinopsis
The lives of three women intersect because of Lao Bai, a retired, divorced painting professor and self-proclaimed master of nothing. His friend, Mr. Wu, has delusions of falling in love. The five of them gather in Mr. Bai's living room. In the modern city of Shanghai, they try to live life to its fullest.
Screenwriter, writer and director born in the province of Shanxi. In 2015, she co-wrote the rom-com Youth never returns. In 2016 she published her first collection of short stories, Almost Love. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy’s Department of Literature and Drama in 2019. Her screenplay, Dream Diver, won the award for Best Animated Screenplay at the 9th Golden Words Awards of the Beijing Film Academy. B for Busy is her debut in feature film directing.
Programmed in collaboration with the Baturu International Cultural Festival / China Women’s Film Festival
Sala Plató. Cineteca Madrid
Chinese and Swedish directors
Year of production: 2021
Running Time: 112 minutes
Country: China
Language: Shanghai dialect. Original version subtitled in Spanish
Director and Screenwriter: Shao Yihui
Cast: Zhengyu Xie
Producer: Lizhi Chen
Cinematographer: Zhengyu Xie
Production companies: Maxtimes (Hubei) Co., Ltd
International sales: Beijing Hugoeast Media Co., Ltd.
Selected at Beijing. Winner of the Catching Shadow Legendary Award during its pre-production and the Seventh Art Pictures Award at the FIRST Film Festival. Best Actor and Best Screenplay at the Faro Island Film Festival.
Premiere in Spain
