A woman trapped by violence, a man with a terminal illness, two lonely souls tightly intertwine after a chance encounter. Death will soon devour them. Yet they found the only light in their desperate lives in each other. The film is adapted from Li Xiuwen’s novel Bound in Heaven.
Huo Xin is a screenwriter and filmmaker. She’s written or co-written films including Shower (1999), Kung Fu Hustle (2004), Full Circle (2012), and Crimes of Passion (2013). Bound in Heaven (2024) is her directorial debut.
Shanghai Such A Good Film
Beijing Alibaba Pictures
Ling Light
Ni Ni
Zhou You
Liao Fan
Original Novel by: Li Xiuwen
Director/Screenwriter: Huo Xin
Executive Producer: Gao Nan
Producers: An Hanjin, Justine O.
Publicity Director: Li Xin
Director of Photography: Piao Songri
Art Director: Zhai Tao
Makeup and Styling Director: Dora Ng
Editors: Matthieu Laclau, Zhang Zhao, Yann-Shan Tsai
Sound Director: Fu Kang
Composers: ZHI16, Radiax
VFX Directors: Lorin, Guo Junqiu
VFX Producer: Chen Jianwei
Toronto International Film Festival
Centrepiece
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Official Selection
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & FIPRESCI AWARD
Rome Film Festival
BEST FILM & BEST DEBUT FILM
Philadelphia Film Festival
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Main Competition