Brief History of a Family

Goes to Cannes

Brief History of a Family

Category: HAF Goes to Cannes

Directed by: Lin Jianjie

Produced by: Lou Ying, Wang Yiwen, Zheng Yue + First Light Films

Country of production: China, Denmark, France, and Qatar

Original title: 家庭簡史

Language: Putonghua

Runtime: 99 min

Completed in: 2023

In post-one-child policy China, the fate of a middle-class family becomes intertwined with their only son’s mysterious new friend.