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Hao si bu ru lai huo zhe
IMDb ID: tt0343105 · Rating: 7.8 (121 votes)
Genres: Documentary
A portrait of a Chinese family living with and dying of HIV/AIDS.
Shenyi Ma
Mei Lei
Ningning Ma
Rong Ma
Zhancao Ma
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: To Live Is Better Than to Die (English)
To Live Is Better Than to DieRuntime88 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsChinaLanguagesMandarinKeywordsportrait
family relationshipsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343105/Updated At2025-08-04T05:49:36
To Live Is Better Than to DieRuntime88 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsChinaLanguagesMandarinKeywordsportrait
family relationshipsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343105/Updated At2025-08-04T05:49:36
Stars
Directors
Weijun Chen
Writers
Weijun Chen
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Shenyi Ma | Character: Self - husband
Actor: Mei Lei | Character: Self - wife
Actor: Ningning Ma | Character: Self - oldest daughter
Actor: Rong Ma | Character: Self - youngest daughter
Actor: Zhancao Ma | Character: Self - little son
[Directors Group]
Name: Weijun Chen | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Weijun Chen | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Weijun Chen | Role: Producer
Name: Xuehai Wang | Role: Producer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Weijun Chen | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Lixin Fan | Role: Editor
Actor: Shenyi Ma | Character: Self - husband
Actor: Mei Lei | Character: Self - wife
Actor: Ningning Ma | Character: Self - oldest daughter
Actor: Rong Ma | Character: Self - youngest daughter
Actor: Zhancao Ma | Character: Self - little son
[Directors Group]
Name: Weijun Chen | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Weijun Chen | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Weijun Chen | Role: Producer
Name: Xuehai Wang | Role: Producer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Weijun Chen | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Lixin Fan | Role: Editor
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343105/videogallery/
Release Schedule
United States: January 2003 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: December 1, 2003 (TV release)
Czech Republic: April 16, 2004 (One World Film Festival)
United States: December 1, 2003 (TV release)
Czech Republic: April 16, 2004 (One World Film Festival)
Awards
Winner | 2004 | Peabody Awards | Peabody Award | Weijun Chen, Hao si bu ru lai huo zhe
Nominee | 2003 | Golden Kite Awards (China) | Golden Kite | Best Film | Hao si bu ru lai huo zhe
Winner | 2003 | Golden Kite Awards (China) | Fipresci Prize | Hao si bu ru lai huo zhe
Nominee | 2003 | Golden Kite Awards (China) | Golden Kite | Best Film | Hao si bu ru lai huo zhe
Winner | 2003 | Golden Kite Awards (China) | Fipresci Prize | Hao si bu ru lai huo zhe
Box Office
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