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Bound in Heaven

Bound in Heaven
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Bound in Heaven

Dir. Huo Xin
109 min

Xia meets Xu while he is trying to scalp tickets to her favorite singer Wong Faye, and they have an instant attraction. Both harbor profound secrets–he’s dying and she’s on the run from an abusive boyfriend. Defying their fate, Xia and Xu embrace the reckless love that will soon be their undoing in Huo Xin’s blistering debut.

Xia seems to be on the road to success–a financial planner, she’s gorgeous and wealthy. But her fiance is a vicious abuser, and it takes a desperate attempt to see Wong Faye—and meeting Xu—that allows her to find an escape. Xu helps the frantic Xia find a way into the concert and immediately they hit it off; immediately, they understand they’re doomed; and immediately, they become truly alive for the first time in their lives. Huo Xin’s debut is at once a searing noir and a heartfelt melodrama.

Film Details

Program: SEE ALL MSPIFF44 FILMS
Film Type: Fiction Feature
Release Year: 2024
Runtime: 109 min
Country/Region: China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Print Source: Rediance
Tags: Adaptation, Adventure, Asian Frontiers, Drama, Fiction Feature, Romance, Women Directors
Festival Programs: Breakthrough, Emerging Filmmaker Competition, Expanded Horizons, Films by Women

Cast/Crew

Director: Huo Xin
Producer: An Hanjin, Justine O.
Cinematographer: Piao Songri
Screenwriter: Huo Xin, Li Xiuwen (book)
Editor: Matthieu Laclau, Zhang Zhao, Yann-Shan Tsai
Composer: ZHI16, Radiax
Principal Cast: Ni Ni, Zhou You, Liao Fan