BORROWED TIME
Film - CineVision Competition

BORROWED TIME

Directed by Ji Choy

Info

Director: Ji Choy
Section: CineVision Competition
Country: China
Year: 2023
OT: REN HAI TONG YOU
Language: Cantonese
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Dongping Lin, Sunny Sun, Eddy Au-Yeung, Jie Pan, Tai-Bo
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

A thought-provoking drama about the passage of time, memories, and how the past affects us.

Ting’s wedding is just around the corner! But before she and her husband commit to a future together, she needs to journey into the past. While searching for her father, who’s been absent for 20 years, she rekindles a childhood friendship and discovers a family secret.

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Meet the director

BORROWED TIME

Ji Choy

Ji Choy was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China, in 1988. His short films, including NATURE’S KIDS (2012), RECALLING (2013), and A PIECE OF TIME (2014), have been screened at several international festivals. BORROWED TIME is his first feature-length film as a director.

Credits

Screenplay: Yin Wang
Director of Photography: Shuli Huang, Chiheng Liang
Film Editor: Yanan Qin
Composer: Summer Lei
Sound: Bobo Lau
Producer: Jinjin Mo
Production Company: Bocut Films China
Co-Producer: Shanshan Cao
World Sales: Parallax Films