29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Stranded in Canton
Stranded in Canton
Stranded in Canton
Stranded in Canton

Stranded in Canton

Måns Månsson / Sweden, Denmark, China, France / 2014 / Czech Premiere / 72 min.


synopsis

Like thousands of other African immigrants, Labrun from Congo embarks on an entrepreneurial mission to find work in Chinese Canton. However, things soon get complicated and he becomes stranded in the overpopulated megalopolis. Against the backdrop of the improvised actions of a fictitious protagonist in a real environment, the director provides an insight into the growing relationship between China and Africa.

biography

Måns Månsson graduated from the Royal College of Art in Stockholm. His politically charged films which teeter on the line between fiction and documentary have been screened at many prestigious festivals such as CPH:DOX.

more about film

director: Måns Månsson
cast: Lebrun Iko Isibangi, Nana Nya Sylvie, Wassim Hasbini, Frank No
producer: Måns Månsson, Patricia Drati Rønde
script: Måns Månsson, George Cragg, Li Hongqi
photography: Måns Månsson
editing: George Cragg
music: Tom Skinner

contact

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Film at festival

premiere type:Czech Premiere
festival edition:2015
section:Doc Alliance Selection
language:English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Lingala, Cantonese
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Måns Månsson
original title:Stranded in Canton
country:Sweden, Denmark, China, France
year:2014
running time:72 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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