To Live to Sing
2019, Chinese. Directed by Johnny Ma.
Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…
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- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 20 November 2019
- Original title
- 活着唱着
- Country
- China, France
- Written by
- Johnny Ma
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To Live to Sing runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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To Live to Sing isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 November 2019. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed To Live to Sing?
To Live to Sing (2019) was directed by Johnny Ma and stars Zhao Xiaoli, Gan Guidan, Yan Xihu.