Drifters (2003)

Original title

二弟

Directed by

Wang Xiaoshuai

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to his hometown in Fujian after years as an illegal immigrant in the United States. He tries to build a relationship with the son he left behind.

melancholicslow-pacedintimatereflectivegroundeduneasyquietlonely

What happens

Drifters (Chinese: 二弟) is a 2003 film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. The film is a production of China's People Workshop and Hong Kong's Purple Light Films with international distribution through the Taipei-based company Arc Light Films. Drifters premiered in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un Certain Regard competition. Drifters follows the story of a young slacker, Hong Yunsheng, who has become something of a local celebrity partly due to his repeated failures as a stowaway. After spending several years abroad in the U.S. as an illegal immigrant, Hong returns to his hometown in Fujian. There, Hong attempts to reconnect with his illegitimate son. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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