May the Rivers and Seas Flow Upward (2020)
As the second work of young director Ran Yinxiao, "May the Rivers and Seas Flow Upward" is set in Chongqing and tells a different kind of family story between three people who are not related by blood. The film has a time span of nearly a century and records the life trajectories of two generations and two families.
Director: Ran Yinxiao
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Zhang Xin as Li Jianghai |
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Yuan Mingyang as Adult Li Qi |
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Cheng Chuanyu as Wang Yu |
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Su Lina as Li Jinghai's Mother |
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Zhang Honghe as Li Jinghai's Father |
| Directing | Ran Yinxiao | Director |
| Writing | Li Zixuan | Writer |
| Writing | Wang Ying | Writer |
| Writing | Li Mengqi | Writer |