Pigeon Soup

An elderly couple brings home an unusually round pigeon from the local bird market, carrying it back through town on a small tricycle. At home, the grandmother—who lives with partial paralysis on one side of her body—continues her daily routines with quiet determination. At the card table, she skillfully plays with one hand using a small homemade device that holds her cards, often winning against the other players despite their teasing. Later, she returns home with her husband and prepares for the arrival of her family. On her seventieth birthday, her children and grandchildren gather for dinner, where she insists on cooking pigeon soup herself. As the family reflects on the life of a woman who was once the strongest worker in the village, laughter gradually turns into tears. The night ends with fireworks, marking a fragile moment of warmth, memory, and resilience.

Film Content Advisory: Themes of Grief and Brief Non-Sexual Nudity

Credits
Writer: Lynn Liu
Producer: Xinya Lei
Executive Producer: Yu Ren
Director of Photography: Jinggang Zheng, Isaac Zhao
Editor: Zimo Huang, Lynn Liu, Xinya Lei
Sound Designer: Guozhen Li
Music: Blooming Meadows – Arden Forest, Red Flowers – Bonn Fields, Be. – Indigo Days,《纤夫的爱》- 崔志文 万首
Assistant Director & Unit Production Manager: Yu Ren
Production Coordinator: Peixia Liu
Assistant Camera: Jun Lei
Colorist: Chaochen Li

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