A Firecracker Story

An 8-year-old boy searching for fireworks on a Chinese New Year’s Eve, after the firework ban is introduced in this southern Chinese town.

Director Biography

Born in 1994 and grew up in Hainan, China, Zhizi Hao is a young filmmaker who gained his first exposure to filmmaking in 2016 on the set of one of the best-selling Chinese blockbuster, Wolf Warrior 2. In 2017, he set off to hone his directing skills at London Film School. A Firecracker Story is his graduation film.

Alternative title

Pao Zhang De Gu Shi

Director

Zhizi Hao

Premiere

Dutch premiere

Country

China, United Kingdom

Language

Chinese

Subtitles

English

Year

2021

Duration

20

Nocturnal

Friday, 10 June 22:30 - 00:00 / Kijkhuis 2
90 min.

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1. A Firecracker Story
Zhizi Hao, 20
2. All the Crows in the World
Tang Yi, 14
3. Cabra Cega
Tomás Paula Marques, 16
4. Beast
Benjamin Nicolas, 11
5. Night
Ahmad Saleh, 16
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