Fly with the Crane explained

Fly with the Crane
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none C: 告訴他們，我乘白鶴去了 P: gào su tā men, wǒ chéng bái hè qù le
Director:	Li Ruijun
Producer:	Yang Cheng Li Ruijun Shen Xiaoping
Story:	Su Tong
Screenplay:	Li Ruijun
Starring:	Ma Xingchun Tang Long
Editing:	Li Ruijun
Cinematography:	Yang Jin
Music:	Xiao He
Runtime:	99 minutes
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin

Fly with the Crane is a 2012 Chinese film written and directed by Li Ruijun and adapted from the novel Tell Them I've Gone with the White Crane, by Su Tong. It made its premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, in 2012.^[1]

Synopsis

Old Ma, a 73-year-old carpenter, used to make and paint coffins. Believing that a person's spirit can only be preserved after death through burial, he plans to make a romantic ending of his life and longs to be taken to heaven by a white crane.

Following the implementation of mandatory cremation by the Chinese authorities, Old Ma feels hopeless, until one day, his grandchildren map out an extraordinary plan to set him free.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Ma Xingchun as Old Ma
• Tang Long as Zhi
• Wang Siyi as Miaomiao
• Zhang Min as Ma Chunhua, Old Ma's daughter
• Wu Renlin as Zhi's father
• Wang Cailan as Zhi's mother
• Wang Zhihang as Jun
• Wang Dazhi as Old Cao
• Li Shengjun as Old Cao's son

Production

The cast of Fly with the Crane consists entirely of Li's family members and friends.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013	20th Beijing College Student Film Festival^[4]	Artistic Exploration Award	Fly with the Crane
	46th Brasilia Film Festival^[5]	Best Director	Li Ruijun
2014	4th Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival	Best Actor	Ma Xingchun
		Special Jury Award	Fly with the Crane
	5th China Film Director's Guild Awards^[6]	Best Young Director	Li Ruijun

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fly with the Crane 告訴他們，我乘白鶴去了. YouTube. 8 October 2016. 29 November 2013.
2. Web site: Fly with the Crane. Films from the South. 8 October 2016. 2015.
3. Web site: Hoeij. Boyd van. Review: Fly with the Crane. Variety. 8 October 2016. 7 September 2012.
4. Web site: Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 金考拉国际华语电影节. Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival. 22 October 2016. 29 March 2014.
5. Web site: Ma. Karen. Tackling the Issue of Ageing in Rural China: An Interview with Li Ruijun. VCinema. 8 October 2016. 7 June 2016.
6. Web site: Kevin. Ma. China Film Directors' Guild self-criticises. Film Business Asia. 8 October 2016. 10 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003053539/http://newfilmbizasia.herokuapp.com/news/china-film-directors-guild-self-criticises. 3 October 2016. dead.