To Live to Sing
Overview
Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…
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Cast
Zhao Xiaoli
Zhao li
Gan Guidan
Dan Dan
Yan Xihu
Lao Wu
Yan Huanghe
Lao Er
Deng Xiurong
Femme de Lao Er
Liu Min
Liu Min
Li Tangrong
Li Linh
Su Guangjin
Frère Su
Gao Chenggen
Grand-mère Gao
Wan Minghua
Wan Er
Wang Sanyun
Wang Sanyun
Zhao Hongqiong
Sœur Zhao
