The Other Half (2006 film)

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For the film directed by King Vidor, see The Other Half (1919 film).
The Other Half
Directed by Ying Liang
Produced by Peng Shan
Written by Ying Liang
Peng Shan
Starring Zeng Xiaofei
Deng Gang
Zhao KeChow
Music by Ko Kyota
Zhang Xiao
Cinematography Li Rongsheng
Ying Liang
Editing by Ying Liang
Running time 111 min.
Language Mandarin
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Chinese name
Simplified Chinese: 另一半
Traditional Chinese: 另一半
Pinyin: lìng yībàn

The Other Half (simplified Chinese: 另一半) is an award winning independent Chinese film. It's the second feature from a Chinese director Ying Liang.

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A sensitive and ironic portrayal of life in a Chinese industrial town, where a law clerk contends with her clients’ litany of woes, her shady boyfriend’s gambling addiction, her estranged father and the threat of toxic pollution.

Xiaofen works as a clerk at a law firm located in a developing city in Southwestern China. Her job is to meet different female clients of the firm and document each case. However, just like the female clients involved in those lawsuits, Xiaofen is also in trouble. She feels anxious and unsafe. Her boyfriend, who was living with her, goes missing, possibly because he was a murderer. And her mother and her women friends lead unsettled lives.

This movie consists of two alternating parts. One part comprises the actual, true stories told by the female clients whom Xiaofen meets in her job. The other part is the narrative about Xiaofen herself and her female friends. The intention of the film’s structure is to present a contemporary report on the status of women living in an inland city in China.

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