The Next Life
The Next Life

The Next Life (2011)

PG13 (SG) | Japan, China, UK | Chinese | 81 min
Directed by: Jian Fan
6.9

In the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, 5,335 students were killed. As China has one-child policy, the earthquake took away the only child of many families. This film is about a mother -Ye Hongmei and her friends' different fate of having a new baby Ye Hongmei, 40-year-old, started her second IVF treatment to get pregnant. Her 8-year-old daughter was killed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Refusing to come to terms with the reality, Ye believes that giving birth to another girl would mean the return of her gone daughter. So pregnancy becomes an ordeal for her. Then she has to bear extraordinary pains: she travels 50 miles every day just to receive injections and blood tests. Can she make it?

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Release Date

Netherlands
(IDFA)
2011
Japan
(TV premiere)
2011-05-19
Poland
(Planete+ Doc Film Festival)
2012-05-15
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

The Next Life
(Original title)
活着
China (Mandarin title)
活著
Taiwan
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated