FOUR WISE MONKEYS
Genre
Social Drama
Running time
16 minutes
Year
2025
Language
Chinese and French
Subtitle
English
Country
France and China
Director
Xin Wang
Bio
Producer
Marion Barré, Soyo Giaoui, Xin Wang, Emmanuel Sapolsky, Thomas Anargyros
Cast
Julie Zhang Bing Yin, Lucie Zhang, Bernard Nissille, Louis Cristiani, Jean Hurt, Julien Drion
Scriptwriter
Xin Wang, Emmanuel Sapolsky
A nearsighted neighbor, silent policemen and a wary Chinese family are intertwined in this hard-hitting drama. Inspired by true events, the film traces how a series of incidents lead to a man’s death and forces a community to break its silence. With clear and uncompromising direction by Xin Wang, Four Wise Monkeys offers the viewer a raw and honest portrait of a minority community in France, while exploring the differences between generations with rare precision.
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