Brief History of a Family
Synopsis
An incident on the playground brings two high school boys who are worlds apart together—the outgoing and candid Wei, and the quiet yet observant Shuo. As their friendship evolves, Wei introduces Shuo to his father, a cell biologist, and his mother, a former flight attendant. Learning that Shuo comes from a broken home, the family welcomes this underprivileged kid with enigmatic charm. Slowly integrating himself into Wei’s family life, Shuo soon discovers that their middle-class existence is shadowed by unspoken secrets, unmet expectations, and untended emotions. An incident further complicates their lives in unexpected ways.
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- Co-production : Films du Milieu
- Foreign production companies : First Light Films, Tambo Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Films Boutique
- French distribution : Tandem
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriter : Jianjie Lin
- Director of Photography : Jiahao Zhang
- Music Composer : Toke Brorson Odin
- Editor : Per K. Kirkegaard
- Sound recordists : Ran Li, Jacques Pedersen
- Foreign producers : Lou Ying, Zheng Yue, Yiwen Wang, Zhou Ping, Rikke Tambo Anderson
- Press Attachés (film) : Chloé Lorenzi, Marie-Lou Duvauchelle
- Sound editor : Margot Testemale
- Production Designer : Yao Xu
- Grader : Edoardo Rebecchi
- Sound mixer : Fanny Weinzaepflen
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Thriller
- Production language : Chinese
- Coproducer countries : China, France, Denmark, Qatar
- Original French-language productions : No
- Nationality : Minority French (China, France, Denmark, Qatar)
- Production year : 2024
- French release : 13/08/2025
- Runtime : 1 h 39 min
- Current status :
- Visa number : 161.465
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- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
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