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In this soulful and humane comedy, Zhao, a middle-aged construction worker, struggles to fulfill a dying co-worker's last wish to be buried in China's Three Gorges region. Setting out with his colleague's body in tow, Zhao travels hundreds of miles across extraordinary countryside, encountering a number of colorful adventures and characters -- and even discovering love in some unlikely quarters. Director Zhang Yang's humorous and moving tale of friendship offers a powerful, and sometimes slapstick, commentary on the value of community and human connectivity in modern China.

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"A debt of friendship turns into a life-changing experience for a Chinese working-class stiff in Zhang Yang's Getting Home, a road movie-cum-gentle comedy of manners that packs an emotional punch in its final reels. Topped by a finely calibrated, straight-faced perf by Mainland stage comedian Zhao Benshan, and marbled with en-route cameos by some of China's best character actors, pic is a feast of acting as well as an on-the-nose portrait of modern Chinese provincial life in all its absurdities." – Derek Elley, Variety

"Simply put, Getting Home is one of the best Chinese films of the year. The latest effort from Zhang Yang, who previously delighted viewers with the likes of Shower, it sees the Sixth Generation director continuing his rich vein of form with another honest tale of ordinary people." – James Mudge, Beyond Hollywood

"If there are films that can capture the loyalty of friendship while still making death seem comical and light-hearted, Zhang Yang's Getting Home, most certainly would make that list." – LiAnn Ishizuka, Asia Pacific Arts, UCLA

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