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Attachment for Life

A grieving miner, Old Zhao, living out his days in the ragged industrial outskirts of a nearby city. "Long Life" a young man battling his own mental anguishes. Together they straddling states of life and death primarily to satisfy the old man's obsession with keeping the body of his deceased wife.

  • jingbo sha
    Director
  • jingbo sha
    Writer
  • hongyu liu
    Producer
  • si ge
    Key Cast
    "zhao"
  • zhong wang
    Key Cast
    "long life"
  • Yingjie PU
    Director of photography
  • Xiaoyi YU
    Co-Producer
  • Qi LIU
    Co-Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    长命百岁
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    400,000 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - jingbo sha

Jingbo SHA born in 1995 in a small town in Heilongjiang Province, China. He graduated from the photography major of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2018 and later shot many commercials.

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Director Statement

Aging, illness, and death are significant and unavoidable aspects of living, and the two men's actions run contrary to related traditions and moral constraints. Old Zhao's unconventional display of affection for his deceased wife serves as a poignant reminder of the universal desire to defy the inevitability of loss. The extent to which he is willing to preserve his love – asking, "How can I keep you?" – lays bare the core of his emotions and motivations, reflecting how his need to "hide" has transformed into one of needing to "keep."