After losing her house and husband, rural woman Wang Erhao leads a stranded life with her ten-year-old brother-in-law in a modified “recreational vehicle”. While looking for a warm place to stay during winter, she pretends to be a shaman to rid villagers of evil spirits, and ironically, her juggled deceits often become real. However, she soon realises that improving people is beyond her powers.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 58 min.
- Country, year
- China, 2018
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Chinese
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
Credits
- Director
- Cai Chengjie
- Screenplay
- Cai Chengjie
- Producers
- Jiao Feng, Hu Xiaotao
- Cinematography
- Jiao Feng
- Music
- Jin Weiye, Li Qiang
- Cast
- Tian Tian, Wen Xinyu, Wang Qilin, Wang Fuyou
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Rotterdam International Film Festival
Director
Cai Chengjie
Cai Chengjie graduated from Shaanxi Technology University, and majored in Art Design. He worked as a TV show director in China Central Television's CTV North. He also worked in CCTV- 12's "The Columns Show". "The Widowed Witch" is his directorial debut.
