The kiss about father

Ma Lu, a forty-year-old sanitation team driver, is a divorced man who lives with his rebellious son, Ma Feng, in his grandfather's waterfront hut.
"With the Junior Cup soccer finals approaching, the only goalie on Ma Feng's high school team suddenly left, causing the team, which had been training for two years, to withdraw from the competition.
Ma Lu decides to help his son get his team to play in the finals, to make up for the lack of affection he has shown his son over the years.
Bad news ensues: not only does Ma Lu mess up everything, he loses his job, Ma Feng gets into trouble, the varsity team becomes impossible, and his grandfather's sleep disorder worsens. ......
Malu felt more uneasy than ever before, and the annihilated flame in his memory began to burn him again. How to change his fate and get out of the predicament was imminent ......

  • ZHIRONG GUO
    Director
  • ZHIRONG GUO
    Writer
  • SHAOBO HAN
    Producer
  • SHAOBO HAN
    Key Cast
    "MA LU"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    绿茵之外
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    2 hours 18 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 21, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    3,000,000 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The 5TH PingYao International Film Festival
    Ping Yao
    October 16, 2021
    China Premiere
    Tong Ye Award
Director Biography - ZHIRONG GUO

Guo Zhirong, male, born in 1975, graduated from the Art Department of Beijing Normal University.
In 2011, he directed the film "The Spring of Baoyintu", which won the Best Director's Debut Award and the Best Children's Film Nomination at the 28th China Golden Rooster Awards.

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Director Statement

It seems that all topics related to struggle and survival seem to be extremely heavy and incomprehensible. Then I'll try to create a world that deals with these real dilemmas with a little more humor, allowing their deepest hurts and ripples to blossom in a surreal way.