The Dissident (2026)
Overview
Fall, Nantes. Hua Liu, a 60-year-old Chinese woman, is assisted by her daughter to obtain a long-stay visa and retire with her family, especially Paul (8), her grandson whom she has recently met.. A committed poet, she gives a clandestine reading in a Chinese restaurant. On that day, a man in a suit confiscates all her books. After picking up Paul from school, she is summoned by a mysterious office to retrieve "an important document."
Cast
Chen Lili
Lou
Arnaud de Montlivault
Le fonctionnaire
Yves Yan
L'ami poète
Yilin Yang
La dame du pareRecommendations
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