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Getting Home (simplified Chinese: 落叶归根; traditional Chinese: 落葉歸根; pinyin: Lùo yè gūi gēn) is a 2007 Chinese comedy/drama film directed by Zhang Yang and starring Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. It is episodic and follows two workers in their 50s, Zhao (Zhao Benshan) and Liu (Hong Qiwen). The film opens when Liu unexpectedly dies after a night of drinking and Zhao decides to fulfill a promise to his friend to get him home, beginning a long odyssey from Shenzhen to Chongqing with Liu's corpse on his back. Along the way, Zhao meets a variety of figures, played by several of China's better known character actors.
Getting Home is Zhang Yang's fifth feature film. It was produced by Filmko Entertainment of Hong Kong and the Beijing Jinqianshengshi Culture Media company of the People's Republic of China. International sales and distribution was by Fortissimo Films out of Amsterdam.
Getting Home's original title derives from a Chinese proverb meaning "A falling leaf returns to its roots." It is apparently based on a true story.
Original Release
01/25/2007
Cast
Name | Character |
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Benshan Zhao | Old Zhao |
Qiwen Hong | Old Liu / Old Liu Quanyou |
Dandan Song | Scavenger Woman / The Woman |
Degang Guo | Bus Hijacker |
Jun Hu | Lovelorn Lorry Driver / Lorry Driver |
Haiying Sun | Kindly Old Policeman |
Fan Liao | The Young Policeman |
Yu Xia | The Cyclist |
Wu Ma | Lonely Rich Man at the Funeral |
Jinshan Liu | The Crooked Restaurant Boss |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Benshan Zhao | Old Zhao |
Qiwen Hong | Old Liu / Old Liu Quanyou |
Dandan Song | Scavenger Woman / The Woman |
Degang Guo | Bus Hijacker |
Jun Hu | Lovelorn Lorry Driver / Lorry Driver |
Haiying Sun | Kindly Old Policeman |
Fan Liao | The Young Policeman |
Yu Xia | The Cyclist |
Wu Ma | Lonely Rich Man at the Funeral |
Jinshan Liu | The Crooked Restaurant Boss |
Qi Zhang | The Hair Salon Girl |
Tao Guo | The Beekeeper |
Ying Chen | The Beekeeper's Wife |
Yuanyuan Liu | The Lady - Lots of Makeup |
Yi Sha Na | The Nurse |
Bo Liu | The Tractor Driver |
Lin Xiong Zhang | The Blood Donation 'Point Man' |
Dong Ming Wu | The Shelter Officer |
Chang Guo Li | Truck Driver #1 |
Chao Yang | Truck Driver #2 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bobo Au | Producer |
Wouter Barendrecht | Producer |
Yong Er | Producer |
Dakuan Gao | Producer |
Qiang Liu | Producer |
Peter Loehr | Producer |
Michael J. Werner | Producer |
Harvey Wong | Producer |
Jiakun Zhang | Producer |
Wang Zhang | Producer |
Man-Hong Tong | Producer |