To Live to Sing

To Live to Sing

105 mins | Drama | Nov. 20, 2019

Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…

To Live to Sing

105 mins | Drama | Nov. 20, 2019

To Live to Sing
Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers House on Fire, Image X Productions, Shanghai Tongyue Industrial Co., Ltd, Shenzhen Ming Culture Communication Co.,Ltd
Original title 活着唱着
Directors Anna-Lena Theobald, Johnny Ma
Writers Johnny Ma

Cast

Zhao Xiaoli

as Zhao li

Gan Guidan

as Dan Dan

Yan Xihu

as Lao Wu

Yan Huanghe

as Lao Er

Deng Xiurong

as Femme de Lao Er

Liu Min

as Liu Min

Li Tangrong

as Li Linh

Su Guangjin

as Frère Su

Gao Chenggen

as Grand-mère Gao

Wan Minghua

as Wan Er

Wang Sanyun

as Wang Sanyun

Zhao Hongqiong

as Sœur Zhao

Zhao Guoxiang

as Grand-père