Heidi in China
2020•1h 22m•8.0•Released
Documentary
In 1946, Heidi is entrusted to a Swiss family by her father. He will never come back for her. Today, François Yang questions his mother about her past. What follows is a journey to China, a quest to reconstruct memory. Through contact with her brothers and sister, Heidi measures the extent of the drama experienced by her family that remained in China, persecuted by the Communist Party.
Director
François Yang
Writer
François Yang
Languages
English, Cantonese, French
Studio
Box Productions
Production
Company
Box Productions
Company
Gloria Films
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