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Bound in Heaven
捆绑上天堂
A film by Huo Xin
Year|2024 Duration|109 min Language|Mandarin Country|China World Premiere|Toronto Centrepiece

SYNOPSIS

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.

DIRECTOR’S BIO

Huo Xin

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.

PRODUCTION COMPANY

Shanghai Such A Good Film
Beijing Alibaba Pictures
Ling Light

CAST

Ni Ni
Zhou You
Liao Fan

KEY CREW

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

SELECTED FESTIVALS & AWARDS

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

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