Brief History of a Family
Movie Details:
| Traditional Chinese | 家庭簡史 |
| Simplified Chinese | 家庭简史 |
| Literal meaning | A Brief History of the Family Hanyu Pinyin Jia ting jian shi |
| Country | China France Denmark Qatar |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Release date | 19 January 2024 (Sundance) 17 February 2024 (Berlinale) |
| Running time | 1hr 39min |
| Starring | Zu Feng Guo Keyu Sun Xilun Lin Muran |
| Directed by | Lin Jianjie |
| Written by | Lin Jianjie |
| Produced by | Lou Ying Zheng Yue Wang Yiwen |
| Cinematography by | Zhang Jiahao |
| Edited by | Per K. Kirkegaard |
| Music by | Toke Brorson Odin |
| Production Company | First Light Films Films du Milieu Tambo Film |
| Distributor | Films Boutique |
| Budget | US$1.5 million |
Cast & Characters:
- Zu Feng as Wei’s father
- Guo Keyu as Wei’s mother
- Sun Xilun as Yan Shuo
- Lin Muran as Tu Wei
Storyline:
A middle-class family’s fate becomes intertwined with their only son’s enigmatic new friend in post-one-child policy China, putting unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions under the microscope.
About Movie:
Brief History of a Family (Chinese: 家庭简史), is a mystery thriller film written and directed by Lin Jianjie in his feature directorial debut. The film, starring Zu Feng, Guo Keyu, Sun Xilun, and Lin Muran depicts a middle-class Chinese family in the post-one-child policy regime, who take in their only son’s mysterious new friend, triggering buried family tensions as secrets and feelings surface.
An international co-production, the film was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival and was screened on 17 February 2024 for its European premiere.