27 October 2020 Animated, Drama 14 mins
Lu and Wei live in a village in rural China. The young girls often go to the nearby river to play or fish with their fathers. The river has a special meaning for them because China’s one-child policy has led to some parents drowning their newborn daughters there.
Watch the official Step Into the River 2020 trailer in HD below.
Yifei Chen as Lu
Ganfeng Zhu as Lu's father
Ningfu Wei as Xiaopang
Zhuocheng Zhao as Daming
Zhenhui Chen as Bao
Nina Picard as Ling
Steen Gao as Ling
Pablo Pico Original Music Composer
Arnauld Boulard Line Producer
Damien Megherbi Producer
Justin Pechberty Producer
Jérôme Bréau Editor
Corvo Lepesant-Lamari Sound Recordist
Didier Falk Sound Editor
He An Trailer
Dans la rivière Trailer
Australia 17 August 2021
Germany 27 October 2020
France 14 June 2023
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