On the Other Side of the Bridge (2002)
Vienna in 1931. Fanny, the daughter of a Vienna police trainer, meets the Chinese police officer Ma Yunlong, who is completing specialist training in Vienna. The shy acquaintance quickly turns into great love. Against the will of her parents, Fanny travels to China on her 18th birthday to marry Yunlong. At his side, Fanny begins a new life in the Middle Kingdom, which is characterized by deprivation and painful turns due to the multiple political upheavals.
Director:
Hu Mei
Writer:
Wang Zhebin
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Nina Proll as Fanny |
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Wang Zhiwen as Ma Yunlong |
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Muriel Baumeister as Annie |
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Susi Nicoletti as Old Fanny |
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Julia Stemberger as Susanne |
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Karl Merkatz as Old Roland |
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Erwin Steinhauer as Mr. Ebner |
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Dorothea Parton as Mrs. Ebner |
| Art | Hu Mei | Art Direction |
| Writing | Wang Zhebin | Screenplay |
| Editing | Harald Aue | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Li Yaoyao | Costume Design |
| Editing | Du Yuan | Editor |
| Production | Wang Zhebin | Producer |
| Camera | Lü Yue | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ye Xiaogang | Music |
| Art | Cao Juiping | Set Designer |
| Production | Jussuf Koschier | Producer |
| Art | Gerhard Janda | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Langbein | Costume Design |
| Directing | Hu Mei | Director |