So Long, My Son traces the lives of two families over three decades of social, political and cultural change in China in the 20th Century.
The film portrays the terrible human costs of the country's one-child policy, and explores how the lives of individuals were caught up in dramatic societal change.
As their family lives diverge, a search for truth and reconciliation around a tragedy remains, but sometimes it can take a lifetime to say farewell.
A tender, emotionally affecting and at times heartbreaking story, this acclaimed drama chronicles people and society in full transformation, showing how human relationships and the evolution of a nation are inevitably intertwined.
- Words by
- Joe Harris