''In Love We Trust'' () is a 2008 Chinese

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directed by

Wang Xiaoshuai Wang Xiaoshuai (; born May 22, 1966) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixth Generation" of the Cinema of China. Like others in this gener ...

and starring Liu Weiwei, Zhang Jiayi, Cheng Taisheng, and

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. It is alternatively named known by its literal

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translation, ''Left Right''. Originally set to premiere at the

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. ''4 M ...

and then at the 64th Venice International Film Festival the same year, the film eventually missed both, ultimately premiering at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in 2008. The film was picked up for international distribution by the Paris-based company Films Distribution.

Plot

The film follows a divorced couple living in modern-day China who discover that their daughter is dying of

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. Doctors inform them, however, that the child can only be saved with

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from an umbilical cord of a sibling. Unfortunately both parents have since remarried. The film follows the emotional strain that this development brings to both marriages.

Cast

* Liu Weiwei as Mei Zhu, the mother * Zhang Jiayi as Xiao Lu, the Father * Cheng Taisheng as Xie Huaicai, Mei Zhu's second husband, the stepfather *

as Dong Fan, Xiao Lu's second wife, the stepmother * Zhang Chuqian as Hehe, the daughter *

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as school teacher

Release

''In Love We Trust'' was originally scheduled for a release in the

along with actor-director's

Jiang Wen Jiang Wen (born 5 January 1963) is a Chinese actor, screenwriter, and director. As a director, he is sometimes grouped with the "Sixth Generation" that emerged in the 1990s. Jiang is also well known internationally as an actor, having starred wit ...

's ''

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''. Ultimately both films failed to make the festival. Sources stated that ''In Love We Trust'' was officially delayed due to bureaucratic red tape, as it awaited examination by the Chinese Film Bureau. The film missed another opportunity to premiere at a major international film festival when it failed to debut at the 64th Venice International Film Festival in August 2007. This time, the reason for dropping out was not bureaucratic, but rather due to the fact that post-production editing had not yet been completed. In late 2007, it was announced that ''In Love We Trust'' would premiere at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in 2008 where it would compete for the

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. The film would ultimately go on to win the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay in Berlin, with the Golden Bear going to the Brazilian film ''

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''.

Notes

External links

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at the Chinese Movie Database
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from distributor Films Distribution * {{Wang Xiaoshuai 2008 films 2000s Mandarin-language films 2008 drama films Films set in Beijing Films directed by Wang Xiaoshuai Chinese drama films