"Like a Rolling Stone"

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Film still from "Like a Rolling Stone" directed by Yin Lichuan (China, 2024).

Like many women of her generation, Li Hong makes constant sacrifices for the well-being of others, while all the men around her repay her with mistreatment. First, her authoritarian father, who forced her to abandon her studies to work. Then, her petty brother, who occupies her house without paying rent. But above all, her abusive and miserly husband, who treats her like a servant. Not even her daughter realizes that everyone is taking advantage of her goodwill.

Li Hong’s unhappiness, as is often the case, is mistaken for depression and treated with medication instead of respect. She keeps trying to convince herself that things will change, but after yet another episode of physical and psychological violence, she decides to leave, despite the fact that the COVID pandemic has just erupted.

Like a Rolling Stone is based on the true story of Su Min, an “accidental” feminist icon on social media since leaving her husband in 2020 and, at the age of 56, setting off on a solo road trip to explore China, primarily to finally get a taste of independence and freedom.

Film will be screened in its original version with subtitles in Spanish.

A film in the 2025 edition of the Asian Film Festival Barcelona.

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