The Nightingale

(Le Promeneur d'Oiseau) (2013)

Director: Philippe Muylé

Screenwriter: Philippe Muylé / Cong Xiao

Starring: Li Baotian / Yang Xinyi / Li Xiaoran / Qin Hao

Genre: Drama / Family Production

Country/Region: Chinese mainland / France

Language: Mandarin / Cantonese / French

Release Date: 2014-10-31 (Chinese mainland) / 2013-10-05 (Busan International Film Festival) / 2014-05-07 (France)

Runtime: 92 minutes (Chinese mainland) / 100 minutes (France)

Also known as: The Nightingale

IMDb: tt2976864

Plot Summary: Zhu Zhigen (Li Baotian) and Chongyi (Qin Hao), though father and son, have a very distant relationship, to the point of mutual neglect. Although Qianying (Li Xiaoran) has attempted to mediate the conflict between her father-in-law and husband several times, all efforts have failed. Meanwhile, the marital bond between Qianying and Chongyi has also developed cracks due to their busy work schedules and lack of communication.

Zhu Zhigen harbored an unfulfilled wish: to take his deceased wife's nightingale back to the land where she had long rested, and release it at her grave. After navigating numerous twists and turns, he set off with his granddaughter Ren Xing (played by Yang Xinyi) on a journey to their hometown of Yangshuo. This trip was destined to be anything but peaceful. As one unexpected incident after another unfolded, would the elderly couple and their young granddaughter make it to their destination safely?