Old family photograph: Two parents and two kids
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The Gardener and the Dictator

Friday, May 2, 2025 8:00 PM
This profoundly intimate and quirky love story features the filmmaker’s elderly grandparents as they care for each other in their final years while revisiting both joyous and painful memories that offer a unique glimpse into China’s tumultuous last century.
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Film Info
Runtime:98
Copyright:2025
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Landing Page:http://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2025/gardener-and-dictator
Festival Info
Festival Year:2025
Language:Mandarin
Accessibility:Full subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Aging & the Elderly
Asian Cultures & Issues
Love & Relationships
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Hui Wang
Producer(s):Jun Zhang
Hui Wang
Executive Producer(s):Marc Serpa Francoeur
Consulting Producer(s):Robinder Uppal
Writer(s):Hui Wang
Jun Zhang
Editor(s):Hui Wang
Consulting Editor(s):Roland Schlimme
Cinematography:Hui Wang
Music:Hui Wang
Sound:Hui Wang
Alan Geldart