THE SECOND CHILD

42° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS COMPETITION

THE SECOND CHILD

THE SECOND CHILD
by Luo Runxiao
Country: China
Year: 2024
Duration: 20'


Meng Qin’s daily life revolves around taking care of her 11-year-old son who has a rare genetic disease. As China transitions to the new two-child policy, Meng Qin, already four-months pregnant, is hesitant to tell her son about the second child.

Biography

film director

Luo Runxiao

(China, 2000) is an undergraduate student at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His debut short film Hair Tie, Egg, Homework Books was selected into the 78th Venice Film Festival and more than 60 international festivals in 2021, making Runxiao the youngest Chinese director in history to be nominated at one of the three major European film festivals.

FILMOGRAFIA

Hair Tie, Egg, Homework Books (cm, 2021), The Second Child (cm, 2024).

Cast

& Credits

DIRECTOR, SCREENPLAY: Luo Runxiao. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Liang Zi. EDITING: Cong Jingqi. PRODUCTION DESIGN: Wang Kunlin. COSTUMES: Ye Zixin. SOUND: Li Guozhen. CAST: Li Yanxi, Zhang Hangcheng, Zhao Xiaodong, Liu Shuyi, Zhang Yijing, Zhang Zhaochen. PRODUCTION: Wang Lu Ka for Shylight Films.

CONTACT: Lights On lightson@lightsonfilm.org

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