Rex Ren Xia
Biography
Ren's graduation short film "Even Ants Strive For Survival" won Best Director at the 11th Fresh Wave Festival and the Gold Award at the 23rd ifva Awards. His debut feature "May You Stay Forever Young" won the NETPAC Award at the 58th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and was nominated for Best New Director and Best Film Editing at the Golden Horse Awards.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Director Ren's grandmother suffered from depression during the Cultural Revolution as her husband was jailed and tortured. Although the Cultural Revolution ended almost half a century ago, the trauma left behind still affects three generations of this family.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Clerk
Security guard Cheung is a loving father who takes good care of his children. As his kids grow older, they have their own lives and that leaves Chueng feeling lonely. He displaces his fatherly love onto his colleague Sheung's young children instead. This innocent act, however, makes his daughter suspect that Cheung and Sheung are having an affair and a small incident risks being blown out of scale.