CHINA CINEMA SHOWCASE
THE FALLEN BRIDGE
(断.桥)
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
China | Drama | 2022 | 114 minutes | In Mandarin w/ English subtitles
DIRECTOR: Yu Li
STARRING: Sichun Ma, Junkai Wang, Wei Fan
Available for streaming April 8-21, 2024 for U.S. viewers.
SYNOPSIS:
A bridge in the busy city of Huangque collapses in broad daylight. From the wreckage, investigators discover a skeleton of a kneeling man and a whistleblowing letter revealing corruption behind this fatally flawed construction. THE FALLEN BRIDGE is director Li Yu's latest and biggest box office hit to date. The crime drama examines the role played by laws in an unevenly developed society, and the emotional struggles and moral dilemmas of victims who go to great lengths for justice.
“THE FALLEN BRIDGE plays like one long exercise in pulling one over on them, a film that subtly touches on the generation gap (high youth unemployment as the economy contracts), the building bubble that their elders contrived to cover up the failings of economic planning and the corruption of the One Party state and those who know how to work that system. - Movie Nation.
Li Yu, Director
Born in Shandong province, China, Li Yu graduated from Shandong Normal University with a BA in Chinese Literature. Among her awards are: Best New Director (Chinese Film Media Award) and Best Actress/Best Artistic Contribution (Tokyo International Film Festival.