To Live to Sing ( 2019 )

Overview

Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…

Top Cast

Zhao Xiaoli

Zhao li

Gan Guidan

Dan Dan

Yan Xihu

Lao Wu

Yan Huanghe

Lao Er

Deng Xiurong

Femme de Lao Er

Liu Min

Liu Min

Li Tangrong

Li Linh

Su Guangjin

Frère Su

Gao Chenggen

Grand-mère Gao

Wan Minghua

Wan Er

Wang Sanyun

Wang Sanyun

Zhao Hongqiong

Sœur Zhao

Zhao Guoxiang

Grand-père