FACING CHANGES

With the Chinese rapidly altering the state of their Country, they keep finding new ways to challenge their social life and their traditional society. This is a film about the concept of face in Chinese culture and in Chinese mindset. Through the concep

Bao Huai is an ex-actor of the Beijing Opera who has become a number one marketing man of cosmetic aesthetic surgery in Beijing. He is a pr-manager whose job is to arrange publicity for aesthetic surgery in China and he is involved in the activities of several private clinics and hospitals. We will follow him and people around him who share a desire for superficial and narcissistic beauty in the city of Beijing that is also lifting its faces for the Olympics of 2008

Face is the mirror of personal dignity which is a core part of the Chinese mindset. It reflects a person’s status in the business and social life. Saving and gaining face is vitally important for Chinese people. Saving face justifies many actions that the Chinese do, actions which an outsider may perceive as insincere. Giving face is welcomed and helps earn respect and loyalty.
The concept of “face” is very important within the culture. To “lose face” means to lose honour and respect of one`s peers and no Chinese wishes to be put into that position. “Saving face” means that embarrassment has been avoided and the Chinese will try their utmost to avoid a person to lose face. To not protect a person from losing face is the height of bad manners as one must show respect for another person and not embarrass or allow any demeaning of a person in front of others.

Release year:: 2008

Director:: Mika Koskinen

Running length:: 52 / 75 minutes

Production company:: Making Movies Oy

Categories:

Drama

Children & Youth

In Production