The Garden Cinema
May 9, 2025
18:00
China, 2025
Directed by
Li Dongmei
Running time
90 minutes
A young couple live in a small apartment in the city. He earns little and she’s pregnant. Through their brief exchanges and moments of solitude, it becomes clear that their relationship has, without realising it, edged towards a crisis point.
Meet the director
Li Dongmei is a Chinese director and screenwriter, who graduated from the University of Melbourne. Her first feature film as director and writer, Mama, won the Ingmar Bergman Award at the 44th Göteborg Film Festival and Best Picture at the 4th Pingyao International Film Festival. Mama was also nominated at the 77th Venice International Film Festival and the 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Meet the cast and crew
Starring
Rebecca Li
Roy Wang
Fengyi Xing
Producer
Qi Ai
Writer
Li Dong Mei
Editor
Qin Yanyan
Cinematographer
Matthias Delvaux
Executive Producer
Marco Mueller
Art Direction
Li Xinhe
Sound
Vincent Villa
