Mrs. Fang (2017)

Original title

方绣英

Directed by

Wang Bing

Genre

documentary film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the final ten days of a 68-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease as she lies bedridden in a rural Chinese home. The camera stays with her and the family members who tend to her needs.

slow-burnintimateobservationalsoberingquietrawmeditativeunsparing

What happens

Mrs. Fang is a 2017 documentary film directed by Chinese director Wang Bing. It chronicles the last 10 days of the life of Fang Xiuying, a bedridden 68-year-old woman who has advanced Alzheimer's disease. It won Golden Leopard at the 2017 Locarno Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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