Spain / Sep 24, 2025 / San Sebastián International Film Festival
Her Heart Beats in its Cage (2026)
Directed by Qin Xiaoyu
1h 26minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Hong spent ten years in prison for killing her husband. Thanks to her contribution to the prison art workshop, she receives an unexpected opportunity to reduce her sentence. Her son, Lele, was raised by his grandmother and was never prepared to live with his mother. After their reunion, Lele always treats her coldly. Faced with a lonely grandmother who longs for Lele to return to her and a society that treats ex-convicts poorly, can Hong escape her invisible prison and regain happiness?
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 监狱来的妈妈 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话 |
| Production countries | China |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shanghai Dax Pictures |
| Release date | 30 maggio 2026 |
| Executive producer | Wu Feiyue, Chow Keung |
| Production | Cai Qingzeng |
| Writer | Qin Xiaoyu, Su Jingyuan, Emily Tang |
| Editing | Chow Keung, Wu Shitong |
| Cinematography | Liu Yonghong |
| Assistant directors | He Rongqian, Qin Xiaoyu |
| Camera operators | Liu Yonghong |
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| Additional photography | Liu Yonghong |
| Production design | Hui Yejie |
| Art direction | Hui Yejie |
| Set decoration | Hui Yejie |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
China / May 30, 2026
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