It's OK
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Film description
Young, outspoken, and fiercely independent, schoolteacher Xu Ke seems to have everything under control – at least until an unexpected incident occurs during a school sports event. At the hospital, she learns she has to undergo a minor gynaecological procedure. What appears to be a straightforward diagnosis, however, leads to an absurd odyssey through doctors’ offices. The reason? Xu Ke is a virgin, and the doctor refuses to approve the procedure without written consent from her family. To make matters worse, her eccentric mother unexpectedly turns up at her small flat, fleeing marital problems. The daily tensions and generational misunderstandings that put the relationship between the two women to the test nevertheless become the beginning of an important lesson, in which the daughter teaches her mother that living life on one’s own terms is, well, ‘OK’. Yang Lina’s latest film is a tender and humorous portrayal of the female experience, an attempt to break free from a life dictated by the expectations of others. The director explores female bodily experience with ease, speaking about it with painful honesty, without pulling any punches or resorting to half-measures.
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Lucyna Szczykutowicz
Yang Lina
Born in China in 1972, she graduated from the Art Academy of the People’s Liberation Army. As a dancer, she performed in theatrical productions and films, notably appearing in Jia Zhangke’s Platform. In the late 1990s, she began working as an independent documentary filmmaker, earning acclaim across numerous festivals for works that capture the evolving shifts within Chinese society. In 2013, she made her narrative feature debut with Longing for the Rain (7th Five Flavours), and her latest feature film, Big World, became one of China’s highest-grossing productions of 2024.
1999 Lǎotóu / Old Men (dokument)
2000 Jiātíng lùxiàngdài / Home Video (dokument)
2007 Yīqǐ tiàowǔ / Let’s Dance Together (dokument)
2008 Wǒ de línjū shuō guǐzi / My Neighbors and Their Japanese Ghosts (dokument)
2008 Lǎo Ān / Love Life of Mr. An (dokument)
2009 Yěcǎo / Wild Grass of Qingdao (dokument)
2013 Wilgotne sny / Chūn mèng / Longing for the Rain
2019 Wiosenna fala / Chūn cháo / Spring Tide
2022 Chūn gē (Māma!) / Song of Spring
2022 Shàonǚ yǔ mā / Leap of Faith (dokument)
2024 Xiǎo xiǎo de wǒ / Big World
2026 Wǒ, Xǔ Kě / It’s OK

