Film Introduction
How should I love you, my child? This story is a mother’s agonizing journey of parenting. Wu Jun, a mother in her 50s, has been in emotional turbulence for over a decade. In 2004, Quanquan, her then-16-year-old daughter, suddenly jumped to her death. Unexpectedly, Quanquan’s last words had nothing to do with her parents. The mother was filled with agony and bewilderment, questioning what she had done wrong, and her beloved husband, unable to bear the weight of the loss, moved away from Hangzhou. To start anew, Wu raised another girl, Tingting. Amid intense education competition, she racks her brains to pave the way for Tingting’s future. However, the girl becomes rather difficult after entering puberty. Why is parent-child relationship extremely challenging? How should a mother face her own life? By the beautiful West Lake, Wu starts to read her late daughter’s favorite fable, ROOSTER THE GOLDEN COMB – Fate is as cunning as the fox in the story…
Film Creator
Yu Hongmiao is an independent documentary film director and producer. Before directing her debut feature-length documentary ROOSTER THE GOLDEN COMB, she has been in the fields of news and documentary for over 20 years. During her time at the News Program Center of China Central Television from 2000 to 2014, Yu has dedicated herself to news reporting and was later appointed as the rotating editor-in-chief of Oriental Horizon, a renowned news magazine TV show in China. In 2015, Yu joined Youku as the head of the Information Center, responsible for the production of non-fiction content. Since 2018, Yu has established her own studio, producing documentary series and video programs for TV stations and Internet platforms. As a director, her works include online documentary series ON THE ROAD and THE MEET, CCTV's short social and medical documentary Top-End Medical Technology and documentary series DID YOU HEAR ME? Additionally, Yu is also the producer of the widely acclaimed feature documentary STILL TOMORROW and historical documentary series THE FLAVOR OF HISTORY.
Song Tang, New media professional with a first-class Bachelor's degree in Film Studies from King's College London and a first-class Master's degree in Media and Communications from the University of the Arts, London. Currently residing in the United Kingdom, she has organised and hosted film festivals and multiple screening events in both China and the UK.
