Fly with the Crane

Fly with the Crane is a 2012 Chinese film written and directed by Li Ruijun and adapted from the novel Tell Them I've Gone with the White Crane, by Su Tong. It made its premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, in 2012.

Synopsis
Old Ma, a 73-year-old carpenter, used to make and paint coffins. Believing that a person's spirit can only be preserved after death through burial, he plans to make a romantic ending of his life and longs to be taken to heaven by a white crane.

Following the implementation of mandatory cremation by the Chinese authorities, Old Ma feels hopeless, until one day, his grandchildren map out an extraordinary plan to set him free.

Cast

 * Ma Xingchun as Old Ma
 * Tang Long as Zhi
 * Wang Siyi as Miaomiao
 * Zhang Min as Ma Chunhua, Old Ma's daughter
 * Wu Renlin as Zhi's father
 * Wang Cailan as Zhi's mother
 * Wang Zhihang as Jun
 * Wang Dazhi as Old Cao
 * Li Shengjun as Old Cao's son

Production
The cast of Fly with the Crane consists entirely of Li's family members and friends.