Film

The Foolish Bird

2017 · 1h 56m · Drama

IMDb

6.2

Lynn lives with her grandparents in Meicheng, a small Hunanese city unsettled by an ongoing rape-murder investigation. With little structure to regulate her life outside of school, where she is bullied, Lynn begins smuggling and reselling confiscated mobile phones with her friend, which leads to encounters with the city’s seedier inhabitants.

Yao Honggui

Lynn Lin

Liqiao Xiao

Dawei

Fang Yao

May

Huang Ji

Huang Zifan

Lynn's Grandfather

Yan Shixiang

Lynn's Grandmother

Liu Xiaoling

Lynn's Mother

Wei Xincai

Lynn's Teacher

Huang Weiliang

Hair Salon Boss

Wang Manling

Mannie

Liu Yang

Fatty

Peng Na

Peng Na

Li Tenghui

E Mart Boss

Liu Wenmao

Dawei's Father

Mo Jiajian

Teacher Mo

• Ryuji OtsukaWriter · Director of Photography · Producer · Director · Editor
• Huang JiWriter · Director
• Hsu Hsiao-MingProducer
• Ruby ChenExecutive Producer
• Lim GiongOriginal Music Composer
• Liao Ching-sungEditor

Trailer

Release date

June 30, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

Drama

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