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IFF Message to Man > 2026 > International Competition: Short Feature films > An Ordinary Day

An Ordinary Day

Information about the film

Genres: Feature, Short-length

Director: Liang Zhaoye

Screenwriter: Liang Zhaoye

Producer: Gan Tian

Year: 2026

Country: China

Duration: 14 min.

Languages: Chinese

Description

World premiere

In northern China, seawater intrusion caused by heavy metal mining has submerged countless villages. Xiaoyong and his father are awaiting relocation. As the New Year arrives, an unexpected visit from his mother and younger brother breaks the usual silence. This brief family reunion becomes Xiaoyong’s final memory of his mother and younger brother.

About the director:

An Ordinary Day

Liang Zhaoye

Director and screenwriter. A graduate of the Shanghai Film Academy. His earlier works have been selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Golden Horse Film Festival, among others. An Ordinary Day is his graduation film.

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