Summary
Far from home, 17-year-old Ying Ling practices for her examination to become a mortician at one of China's largest funeral homes. The everyday routine of this unusual occupation also serves up both humorous and life affirming moments.
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+13)
Critics 60Audiences 73GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer60%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −21 min on the typical 96
typical 9675Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
2017
February 1, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
United Kingdom
Directing · 1
- Carol Salter Director, Producer, Director of Photography
Production · 3
- Cinzia Baldessari Producer, Editor
- Heike Bachelier Producer
- Elhum Shakerifar Producer
Editing · 2
- Rodrigo Saquel Editor
- Hoping Chen Editor
Sound · 3
- Terence Dunn Original Music Composer
- Raoul Brand Sound Designer
- Peter Hodges Sound Mixer
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