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A little girl sits in the backseat of a car facing the back.She looks over her shoulder to an older man, sitting beside her.

Hippopotami He Ma

  JJ Lin  |  China, Hong Kong

Synopsis

When a young girl embarks on a highly anticipated trip to the zoo with her parents and some unexpected strangers, she comes to understand a new side of her parents’ inner lives. This story of innocence lost deftly weaves dark humor with delicately nuanced characters.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 8: Drama.

 Mandarin Chinese 

 13 minutes

  

Film Credits

  •   Lou Ying, Lin JJianjie
  •   Lin Jianjie
  •   Liao Yanlong, Wang Cong, Zeng Mingke
  •   Li Chen
  •   Zhang Zhiyong, Wang Zixi, Xu Ge, Wang Zhenhua
  •   Zhang Wen, Li Haoyuan
  •   MOS Productions, Paradigm Shift Entertainment
  •   https://www.lightsonfilm.com/hippopotami.html
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