
The Watchman
France, Belgium
Production company: Hutong Productions
World premiere: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024 – Documentary Competition, Best Film Award
Synopsis
Guangdong and his wife Baoyan have organized their entire lives with the sole aim of supporting the education of their only son, a student at the prestigious Beijing Academy of Music. But now that Zhaohang is finally fulfilling his parents’ dream and moving abroad to pursue his career, they must face up to and make sense of this absence.
CREDITS
Director & Writer: Lou du Pontavice, Victoire Bonin Grais
Editor: Tom Denoyette
Producers: Lucie Rego, Pauline Tran Van Lieu
Co-Producer: Joël Curtz
Cast: Hu Guangdong, Wang Baoyan, Hu Zhaohang
International Sales: Cat&Docs