The Silk and the Flame
2018•1h 27m•Released
Documentary
Capturing life of a family with a disabled father and deaf mother in a Chinese village during the lunar New Year. Yao, a successful businessman in Beijing, left home young. Now middle-aged, he returns to face demons from the past and fulfill his parent's dying wish to settle down and complete the family.
Director
Jordan Schiele
Languages
Mandarin, English
Studio
Untitled Films
Cast
Jordan Schiele
Self
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