A Life in Six Chapters
2021, English. Directed by S. Louisa Wei.
A Life in Six Chapters is S. Louisa Wei’s latest documentary, devoted to the writer Xiao Jun. It can be seen as part of a series of works beginning with Storm under the Sun on the Hu Feng Affair, and includes documentaries on Wang Shiwei, the cultural critic who became one of the first intellectuals to be purged by Mao in the Yan’an period; and the writer Xiao Hong, who after a six-year common-law marriage to Xiao Jun eloped to Hong Kong, where she died a tragically early death.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 4 December 2021
- Original title
- 蕭軍六記
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- S. Louisa Wei
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A Life in Six Chapters runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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A Life in Six Chapters isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 December 2021. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Life in Six Chapters?
A Life in Six Chapters (2021) was directed by S. Louisa Wei and stars Gregor Benton, Chen Tushou, Chen Youchuan.