France / May 19, 2024 / Cannes Critics' Week
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A sudden loss catalyzes an unlikely bond between two migrants in the Chinese community of Queens. Navigating lives far from home and the painstaking labor that supports them, they journey through grief together in hopes of finding family.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Huang Guiping | Ping |
| April Wang | Vivi |
| Zhu Yating | Shirley |
| Wang Limin | Eric |
| Janet Hsieh | Lin |
| Lily Gao | Mei |
| Lynn Hung Doi-Lam | Ah Pui |
| Lu Zhang | Fong Fong |
| Sun Xiaoxiao | Robber |
| Jamie Tierney | Massage Client |
| Damien Brown | Massage Client |
| Zachary Zamsky | Massage Client |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Blue Sun Palace |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, 普通话 |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Field Trip Media, Big Buddha Pictures |
| Release date | 12 marzo 2025 |
| Executive producer | Dajun Yang, Yifan Zhai, Constance Tsang, Zhang Meng'er |
| Production | Tony Yang, Eli Raskin, Sally Sujin Oh, Lu Zhang |
| Writer | Constance Tsang |
| Editing | Caitlin Carr |
| Cinematography | Norm Li |
| Assistant directors | Constance Tsang |
| Camera operators | Norm Li |
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| Additional photography | Norm Li |
| Production design | Evaline Wu Huang |
| Art direction | Evaline Wu Huang |
| Set decoration | Evaline Wu Huang |
| Music | Sami Jano, Eric Hoffman, Geoff Strasser |
| Sound | Sami Jano, Eric Hoffman, Geoff Strasser |
| Costume design | Ava Yuriko Hama |
| Makeup | Ava Yuriko Hama |
| Hairstyling | Ava Yuriko Hama |
Release dates
Premiere
Poland / Jul 19, 2024 / New Horizons International Film Festival
Australia / Aug 09, 2024 / Melbourne International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Aug 16, 2024 / Edinburgh International Film Festival
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Germany / Sep 27, 2024 / Filmfest Hamburg
Canada / Oct 04, 2024 / Vancouver International Film Festival
South Korea / Oct 06, 2024 / 15 / Busan International Film Festival
Brazil / Oct 17, 2024 / São Paulo International Film Festival
India / Oct 21, 2024 / Mumbai Film Festival
Sweden / Nov 07, 2024 / Stockholm International Film Festival
Greece / Nov 08, 2024 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Philippines / Nov 10, 2024 / QCinema International Film Festival
Thailand / Nov 11, 2024 / World Film Festival of Bangkok
Taiwan / Nov 14, 2024 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Indonesia / Dec 02, 2024 / Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
United States / Apr 05, 2025 / New Directors/New Films
Italy / Apr 08, 2025 / Asian Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 17, 2025 / III / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Austria / Apr 26, 2025 / Red Lotus Asian Film Festival Vienna
Singapore / Apr 28, 2025 / Singapore Chinese Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Apr 25, 2025
Canada / May 14, 2025
Theatrical release
France / Mar 12, 2025
Taiwan / Apr 30, 2025
Spain / Aug 22, 2025 / 16
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