The Botanist
Film Notes
Original Title: Zhi Wu Xue Jia
Country, year: Cina, 2025
Language: originale con sottotitoli in italiano
Duration: 96′
Color: colore
Director: Jing Yi
Cast: Eramazan Sarhet, Jomajan Songhat, Ren Zihan, Jahseleh Yesl, Nurdaolet Jalen
Screenplay: Jing Yi
Photography: Vanon Li
Film editing: Yaonan Liu
Music: Peyman Yazdanian
Production: Monologue Films, 28ST Films, Poly Film
Premiere: italiana
Screening info
Location: Cinema Centrale | Date: 22/09/2025 Time 15:00
Feature film | –
Synopsis
In a remote village in Xinjiang, a young Kazakh boy named Arsin, who finds solace in the company of plants. He soon meets Meiyu, a spirited Han girl whose unpredictable nature reminds him of a rare, otherworldly plant. As their friendship blossoms, it deepens into a delicate, dreamlike allegory that blurs the lines between reality and the enchanting world of botany.
Winner of the Grand Prize for Best Film (Generation Kplus section) at the 2025 Berlinale and the Award for Best Director (Young Cinema Competition – Chinese Language) at the 2025 Hong Kong International Film Festival.
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