Almost Heaven follows Ying Ling, a 17 year-old girl far from home, as she trains to become a mortician in one of China’s largest funeral homes. An intimate, tender and life-affirming portrait of a young woman on the cusp of adulthood.
Winner of the Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards and a double nominee at the Berlin Film Festival.
Director: Carol Salter
Director of photography: Carol Salter
Sound Designer: Raoul Brand, Music: Terence Dunn
Editors: Cinzia Baldessari, Hoping Chen, Rodrigo Saquel
Executive Producer: Elhum Shakerifar, Hakawati
Impact Producer: Fleur Nieddu, Hakawati
Mandarin |72 minutes | Certificate: 12A
Sales Agent: Taskovski Films
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