The Man Who Was Looking For His Son /L’homme qui cherchait son fils

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The Man Who Was Looking For His Son /L’homme qui cherchait son fils

The Man Who Was Looking For His Son
L’homme qui cherchait son fils
France/ China, 2020, 76’
in Chinese w/ Eng./ Arm. subtitles

Directors: Delphine Deloget, Stéphane Correa
Cinematographer: Stéphane Correa
Producers: Juliette Guigon, Patrick Winocour, Jean-François Aumaître
Editor: Delphine Deloget
Production Company: Quark productions
Wu’s one-year-old son was kidnapped in the middle of the night and was most probably sold to another family. Ten years later, Wu still hopes to find him. On his bicycle, he travels across China, defying the indifference and inaction of society and the authorities. After 10 years of searching, the man is starting to lose it…

Awards

Main Jury Prize, International Competition for the Best Direction, One World, Czech Republic, 2021; Grand Prix “L’objectif d’or”, Millenium Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium, 2021.

Delphine Deloget

Delphine Deloget is a French filmmaker and reporter. Her films No London Today and Under the  Skin have been selected and awarded in numerous festivals: ACID Cannes IFF, New York IFF, Visions du réel, Doclisboa, Pesaro, etc. She is also the winner of the Albert Londres Prize, the Best Documentary Award, the New York Film Festival, and the Scam’s Work of the Year Award for her documentary Under the Skin (Voyage en barbarie) in 2014. Her short fiction, Tigre, won the Canal+ Prize (National Competition) at the Clermont-Ferrand ISFF 2019.

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No London Today (2008), Tigre (2019), Under the Skin (2014), The Man Who Was Looking For His Son (2020).

 

Stéphane Correa

Stéphane Correa is a documentary film director mostly known for his TV show documentaries, and his first film Beyond Boobs (2018).

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Beyond Boobs (2018), The Man Who Was Looking For His Son (2021).