To Live to Sing

Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…

Cast

Zhao Xiaoli Zhao li

Gan Guidan Dan Dan

Yan Xihu Lao Wu

Yan Huanghe Lao Er

Deng Xiurong Femme de Lao Er

Liu Min Liu Min

Li Tangrong Li Linh

Su Guangjin Frère Su

Gao Chenggen Grand-mère Gao

Wan Minghua Wan Er

Wang Sanyun Wang Sanyun

Zhao Hongqiong Sœur Zhao

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