More than eight years in the past, when director Wang Xiaolie was getting ready to shoot Hero Dog, a TV collection a couple of legendary pet canine, he stumbled upon a shocking truth — the nation had round 100 million households that raised dogs as pets.
With the idea {that a} story based mostly on the connection between people and dogs would resonate with numerous viewers, he has been haunted by the thought of making such a narrative since then.
In 2020, Wang printed his novella My Father Is a “Dog”, which has later been tailored into So Long for Love, a 105-minute film.
Also directed by Wang, the film, which not too long ago held its premiere in Beijing, can be launched throughout the nation on Friday.
Starring actors Wu Jing and Tan Songyun as a father and his highschool pupil daughter, the story unfolds as the daddy takes the lady to ski in Altay prefecture within the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous area. Unfortunately, the daddy has an accident, leaving him in a comatose state.
The mom, performed by actress Yan Ni, is confronted with the dilemma of letting him slip away peacefully or carry on artificially prolonging his life.
However, her determination infuriates the daughter and results in a disaster of their relationship. The rigidity is finally modified by a Labrador puppy, which sneaks out of a pet store and enters their lives, finally repairing the household rift.
During the premiere, actress Yan revealed the film casts a complete of three Labradors, who has enhanced her understanding of the harmonious relationship between humankind and animals. “Despite they (dogs) do not’ communicate, you’ll discover that they might perceive most of your feelings and all the time accompany you as an intimate good friend,” she mentioned.