THE DONOR

Business: International Promotion
Category: Feature
Genre: Drama, Social
Runtime: 105 min
Country: China
Director: ZANG Qiwu

Awards: New Currents Award, Busan International Film Festival

Synopsis

Yang Ba and his family lived poorly in the shabby apartment provided by railway company in fringe area of the city. Yang desperately need money, for he had to purchase a new apartment when the one he was living in to be taken down because of city construction. His son was going to take the college entrance examination, which also required a big amount of money. By coincidence, Yang Ba got information that the young wealthy Li Daguo was looking for a perfectly matched kidney to save his sister’s life. Without acknowledging his family, Yang Ba made a deal with Li Daguo and sold his kidney to Li. Now Yang Ba had enough money, he was planning the bright future with his family, but then was told the transplant was failed. Li Daguo would not give up, so he began to consider Yang Ba’s boy as the next potential donor. Yang Ba wanted to refuse Li this time, but Li kept pushing and made Yang to make a decision. Yang Ba had no choice but to opened the gate of Li’s sister’s ward...