Bitter Flowers
Les fleurs amères
Belgium / France / Switzerland, October 2017
FILM,
Fiction,
90 min.
- directed by
- Olivier Meys
- Written by
- Olivier Meys, Maarten Loix
- Status
- In distribution
Thirtysomething Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned. Forced to repay her debts, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.
credits
- World Premiere
- October 2017
- Original Version
- Mandarin (french/english subtitles), colour, DCP, 90 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-78D4-0000-E-0000-0000-W
- Production
- Tarantula Belgique, Mille et Une Films, P.S. Productions, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Joseph Rouschop, Valérie Bournonville, Gilles Padovani, Xavier Grin
- directed by
- Olivier Meys
- Written by
- Olivier Meys, Maarten Loix
- Cinematography
- Benoît Dervaux
- Editing
- Erwin Ryckaert
- Sound Editing
- François Musy, Renaud Musy
- Sound Design
- François Musy, Renaud Musy
- Re-Recording Mix
- François Musy, Renaud Musy
- Location Sound Mix
- Marc Thill
Cast
Qi Xi as Lina
Wang Xi as Yumei
Le Geng as Xiadong
Meihuizi Zeng as Dandan
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Tarantula Belgique
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Sister Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 16.10.2019
Awards
(a selection)
-
Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma,
Best Original Screenplay
2019
(Nomination)
Olivier Meys -
Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma,
Best Original Screenplay
2019
(Nomination)
Maarten Loix -
Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma,
Best Direction
2019
(Nomination)
Olivier Meys - Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma, Best Film 2019 (Nomination)
- Bruxelles, Les Magritte du Cinéma, Best First Feature 2019 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Rome, 13. Festa del Cinema di Roma
18.10.2018 - 28.10.2018 -
Busan, 22nd Busan International Film Festival
12.10.2017 - 21.10.2017 -
Chicago, 53rd Chicago International Film Festival
12.10.2017 - 26.10.2017