Home Run (2008) [N/A]
Featuring:
Bingbing Fan, Chapman To, Zou Yanwen
Written by:
Gangliang Fang
Lisheng Lin
Yanhua Sun
Directed by:
Gangliang Fang
Release Date:
October 17, 2008
Original Title:
回家的路
Alternate Titles:
Road Home
hui jia de lu
回家的路之疯狂直播秀
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
China
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 94
A child's quest to return to home on his own takes center stage on the reality television program. With declining ratings and investor pressures, Li, the producer and host of the program, also faces difficulty in locating the next show's talent. In the rush of things, a thought pops inside her head and she knows exactly who can take on as her next star. She locates and brings five-year-old Lu to the set, and sends him off to find his way home alone. The cocky and resourceful boy calls his divorced father to overcome numerous hurdles, and in the process finds new and unexpected routes in a treacherous but often hilarious journey, tracked discreetly by a television crew.
Chapman To and China's top actress Fan Bing-Bing are the leads in this poignant drama. To boost the sagging ratings of her reality TV show, producer/host Tien decides to bring 5-year-old Lu to the studio and sends him off to find his way home alone. Lu finds help from his divorced father Fong whenever he runs into obstacles and as the journey progresses, Lu makes up his mind to also find his long lost mother. HOME RUN is an arresting look at China's fascination with reality television and how children can be hurt by the discord between family and career.
