So Long, My Son (2019) - full transcript
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
Let's go downstairs and play.
I'll take care of you.
I can't swim.
We'll play on the edge,
the water is not deep!
I'll take care of you.
Come with me. Come with me.
Shall I leave you here?
I'm going to go.
Here I am!
Here I am!
- I'm here. I'm here.
- There you are, Xingxing.
Wash your hands and sit at the table.
With soap.
Wash them well.
Help yourself.
Do you want some eggs?
I've done five.
- Do you want some?
- No, I'm having a drink first.
- How was school? How was school?
- Very well.
Peanuts?
I'll give you three.
Xingxing!
Xingxing!
Let's take him to the emergency room!
Haohao!
SILENCE
Where's the kid? Where's the kid?
Upstairs.
I already told him to come down.
He's playing his video game.
Go get it. Go get it.
Let's eat.
Eat.
Let's go to his school tomorrow.
If this continues,
he'll still have to change schools.
This kid's pretty withdrawn.
He's a loner.
We brought you here
to find a way
to solve the problem.
I can't believe it.
Professor, I would like to
that you investigate a little more.
If you want,
but you might make it worse,
which would be worse for Xingxing.
Take my advice.
Take him home with you
and have a conversation with him
to convince him to return the object.
Keep it between schoolmates.
Reprimand him and teach him a lesson,
so that he doesn't commit any more crimes
this kind of fault, and that's enough.
Yaojun....
Explain yourself.
They harass me, I take revenge.
Who harassed you?
Them.
They harass you, so you steal.
You think that's smart?
I didn't steal.
It's not me. It's not me.
So what is this, then?
I hate this place.
I hate them.
I hate you. I hate you.
Xingxing!
You want to play the big guy?
Perfect.
We're going to solve this like men.
Don't worry, I won't hit you.
I'm giving you a choice.
Either...
you return what you stole
and you apologize.
Either...
we'll take you to the police station.
All right,
so take me to the police station.
Very well. As you wish.
First apologize to your mother.
Let go of me first.
Yaojun, let go of him.
Yaojun!
Xingxing....
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I disappointed you.
Why did you do that?
Where this kid
could he have gone into hiding?
Pretend he's dead.
How can you say
such a thing...
after raising him
all these years?
What do you want me to say?
We fed him, we clothed him...
You spoiled him too much.
What do you think?
That he'll take care of you later?
He's a ungrateful little bastard!
It looks like Xingxing,
but it's not him.
Our Xingxing is dead.
Gone.
Xingxing and Haohao
are celebrating their birthdays!
White Rabbit" candies from Shanghai
for your birthday.
The box will go to the winner
of rock-sheet-scissors.
Scissors cut paper!
Happy birthday to both of you!
Let's move on to the cake.
You were waiting for
the birthday cake?
There's the cake!
With roses!
- What about the candle?
- There she is.
I'm lighting the candle!
Blow together!
Loans....
Get out of here!
Happy birthday to you!
Our boys were born
on the same day of the same year.
If it had been a boy and a girl,
we would have married them.
That's a pity.
That's the way it should be.
They are like brothers.
Like the two of us.
Friends' sons are brothers.
Heaven did it right.
That our children
to be brothers for life.
Yaojun, I'm going.
I'm finishing my play.
- Liyun, are you all right?
- It's nothing. It's nothing.
Take over for a minute.
Lie down. Lie down.
Make sure you get under the duvet.
Try to avoid Haiyan.
I can't hide it from him.
for a long time.
And then what?
We'll come up with an idea.
There are solutions.
What kind of solution?
It'll show up soon.
Today,
I almost fainted in the workshop.
Is it that bad?
So....
we're taking sick leave,
and we hide in the village
at my aunt's house.
We'll pay the fine!
I have an idea for the nickname
of our second: "Fine".
There's nothing to joke about.
In addition to the fine,
we'll lose our jobs.
Didn't you hear Haiyan?
Birth control
is worse in the countryside.
There's Liu.
Come and have a cup of tea with us.
You worked hard.
Sit down. Sit down.
Say, is your son back?
What kind of tea is that?
Why are you talking to him about this?
All kids that age
are a problem.
Primarily boys.
Boys or girls,
only children are treasures.
Change the subject.
- Get him some tea.
- Let's talk about something else.
There's Mrs. Liu.
Come and have a cup of tea!
- Come and have a cup of tea.
- No, thank you, no way.
Come and eat, Yaojun.
Some other time.
I'll see you later.
See you soon.
You could still have avoided
to gaffer.
I'll take care of you.
I can't swim.
We'll play on the edge,
the water is not deep!
I'll take care of you.
Come with me. Come with me.
Shall I leave you here?
I'm going to go.
Here I am!
Here I am!
- I'm here. I'm here.
- There you are, Xingxing.
Wash your hands and sit at the table.
With soap.
Wash them well.
Help yourself.
Do you want some eggs?
I've done five.
- Do you want some?
- No, I'm having a drink first.
- How was school? How was school?
- Very well.
Peanuts?
I'll give you three.
Xingxing!
Xingxing!
Let's take him to the emergency room!
Haohao!
SILENCE
Where's the kid? Where's the kid?
Upstairs.
I already told him to come down.
He's playing his video game.
Go get it. Go get it.
Let's eat.
Eat.
Let's go to his school tomorrow.
If this continues,
he'll still have to change schools.
This kid's pretty withdrawn.
He's a loner.
We brought you here
to find a way
to solve the problem.
I can't believe it.
Professor, I would like to
that you investigate a little more.
If you want,
but you might make it worse,
which would be worse for Xingxing.
Take my advice.
Take him home with you
and have a conversation with him
to convince him to return the object.
Keep it between schoolmates.
Reprimand him and teach him a lesson,
so that he doesn't commit any more crimes
this kind of fault, and that's enough.
Yaojun....
Explain yourself.
They harass me, I take revenge.
Who harassed you?
Them.
They harass you, so you steal.
You think that's smart?
I didn't steal.
It's not me. It's not me.
So what is this, then?
I hate this place.
I hate them.
I hate you. I hate you.
Xingxing!
You want to play the big guy?
Perfect.
We're going to solve this like men.
Don't worry, I won't hit you.
I'm giving you a choice.
Either...
you return what you stole
and you apologize.
Either...
we'll take you to the police station.
All right,
so take me to the police station.
Very well. As you wish.
First apologize to your mother.
Let go of me first.
Yaojun, let go of him.
Yaojun!
Xingxing....
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I disappointed you.
Why did you do that?
Where this kid
could he have gone into hiding?
Pretend he's dead.
How can you say
such a thing...
after raising him
all these years?
What do you want me to say?
We fed him, we clothed him...
You spoiled him too much.
What do you think?
That he'll take care of you later?
He's a ungrateful little bastard!
It looks like Xingxing,
but it's not him.
Our Xingxing is dead.
Gone.
Xingxing and Haohao
are celebrating their birthdays!
White Rabbit" candies from Shanghai
for your birthday.
The box will go to the winner
of rock-sheet-scissors.
Scissors cut paper!
Happy birthday to both of you!
Let's move on to the cake.
You were waiting for
the birthday cake?
There's the cake!
With roses!
- What about the candle?
- There she is.
I'm lighting the candle!
Blow together!
Loans....
Get out of here!
Happy birthday to you!
Our boys were born
on the same day of the same year.
If it had been a boy and a girl,
we would have married them.
That's a pity.
That's the way it should be.
They are like brothers.
Like the two of us.
Friends' sons are brothers.
Heaven did it right.
That our children
to be brothers for life.
Yaojun, I'm going.
I'm finishing my play.
- Liyun, are you all right?
- It's nothing. It's nothing.
Take over for a minute.
Lie down. Lie down.
Make sure you get under the duvet.
Try to avoid Haiyan.
I can't hide it from him.
for a long time.
And then what?
We'll come up with an idea.
There are solutions.
What kind of solution?
It'll show up soon.
Today,
I almost fainted in the workshop.
Is it that bad?
So....
we're taking sick leave,
and we hide in the village
at my aunt's house.
We'll pay the fine!
I have an idea for the nickname
of our second: "Fine".
There's nothing to joke about.
In addition to the fine,
we'll lose our jobs.
Didn't you hear Haiyan?
Birth control
is worse in the countryside.
There's Liu.
Come and have a cup of tea with us.
You worked hard.
Sit down. Sit down.
Say, is your son back?
What kind of tea is that?
Why are you talking to him about this?
All kids that age
are a problem.
Primarily boys.
Boys or girls,
only children are treasures.
Change the subject.
- Get him some tea.
- Let's talk about something else.
There's Mrs. Liu.
Come and have a cup of tea!
- Come and have a cup of tea.
- No, thank you, no way.
Come and eat, Yaojun.
Some other time.
I'll see you later.
See you soon.
You could still have avoided
to gaffer.