
The Piano in a Factory(2011)
To fight for custody of his daughter who loves playing the piano, a steel factory worker decides to forge a piano from scratch.


Teased by hallucinations, Shu, a slacker living in a rural village, struggles with an ever-loosening grip on reality. Yet when one of his visions manifests as real, his fellow villagers come to regard him as a clairvoyant. Can Shu genuinely see into the future? Is he actually just a basket case? Or is he perhaps more lucid than he seems, and pulling a fast one on everyone?

Wang Baoqiang
树

Tan Zhuo
张小梅

He Jie
苹苹

Li Jingyi
陈艺馨

Bai Peijiang
树的弟弟

Wang Dazhi
树的哥哥

Liu Bo
Er Zhu

Yabin Wang
树的哥哥女友
Mr. Tree is a drama film released in 2011. Directed by Han Jie, it stars Wang Baoqiang, Tan Zhuo, He Jie. Teased by hallucinations, Shu, a slacker living in a rural village, struggles with an ever-loosening grip on reality. Yet when one of his visions manifests as real, his fellow villagers come to regard him as a clairvoyant. Can Shu genuinely see into the future? Is he actually just a basket case? Or is he perhaps more lucid than he seems, and pulling a fast one on everyone?
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