The Next Life

The Next Life 2012 Directed by Fan Jian 活着

In May 2010, Ye Hongmei, a native of Dujiangyan city in Sichuan province, started her Odyssey to get pregnant again. Her eight year old daughter was killed in the devastating Wenchuan earthquake of 2008, a catastrophe that killed and maimed more than 6000 children. Due to China's one-child policy, most of the grieving families were left childless.

Countries China , United Kingdom

Production Countries China , Japan , United Kingdom

Language Mandarin

Gneres Documentary , Family

Production Companies NHK , Al Jazeera English , Peak & Galaxy Communications

Release Date 15 May 2012

81 mins