Together with You

Cheng is proud of Xiaochun, his 13-year-old son and a violin prodigy. To pursue more advanced studies in performance, they leave their small town for Beijing. In the metropolis, Xiaochun hones his skills under Professor Jiang and develop a close friendship with his teacher. He also meets a charming neighbour girl, Lili, and learns the true meaning of love and friendship.

Cheng soon finds him a more prestigious teacher, Professor Yu, believing that Yu is able to bring Xiaochun to fame and success. Professor Yu puts Xiaochun and his other favourite student in a contest for the only spot to an international competition. On the eve of this extremely important performance, Xiaochun learns a secret about his true birth.

CHEN Kaige is a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema. He made his directorial debut with Yellow Earth (’84) and achieved an international success with Farewell My Concubine (’93), which earned him the Palme d’Or at Cannes and has remained the best Chinese-language film of all times on the Chinese film review site Douban. Legend of the Demon Cat (’17) is his latest and most ambitious feature.