Sinopsis
This musical film shows the life of a family of Uyghur musicians in the heart of the Taklamakan desert, who perform muqam, a traditional art form that combines music, song and poetry, declared Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Writer-director Lina Wang is deeply rooted in her hometown of Xayar, in Xinjiang. Her first feature film in the Uyghur language, A First Farewell, won major awards at the Berlin Film Festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival and other international festivals. Village Music is her second feature film, produced in the Uyghur language and focusing on the daily lives of Uyghur folk musicians in Xinjiang.
With the collaboration of Baturu Festival (China)
Sunday, Nov. 9th. 8.30 p.m.
Sala Borau. Cineteca Madrid
Ticket sales: €5.00 Online / Box office from Tuesday to Sunday from 4.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Year of Production: 2024
Time: 96’
Country: China
Language: Chinese. Original version with Spanish subtitles
Director: Lina Wang
Cast: Erkin Nur, Reyhan'gul Exet, Dilshat Loqman, Aqniyaz Ismayil, Loqman Exet
Production: Franco Liuhui, Jason Won
Script: Heli Abudukadeer, Lina Wang
Director of Photography: Yong Li
Production Companies: Bad Rabbit Pictures Co. Ltd.; Xi'an Film Studio Co., Ltd.; Xiamen Inkstone Technology Co. Ltd.; Suosuo Pictures Co., Ltd.; E-Star Vision Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing Cinerent Pictures Co., Ltd.
International Sales: Hugoeast Media
Selected at Moscow International Film Festival, Munich International Film Festival
Premiere in Spain
