The Piano in a Factory

The Piano in a Factory
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Directed by	Zhang Meng
Produced by	Kwak Jae-Young Choi Gwang-suk Jessica Kam
Starring	Qin Hailu, Wang Qianyuan
Cinematography	Shu Chou
Release dates	October 23, 2010 (2010-10-23) (Tokyo International Film Festival) July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15) (China)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

The Piano in a Factory (Chinese: 钢的琴) is 2010 Chinese drama film.^[1] The film is directed by Zhang Meng, and stars Qin Hailu and Wang Qianyuan. It tells the story of a father, Chen Guilin, who works very hard to realize his daughter's dream of owning a piano.

Set in the 1990s, laid-off worker Chen Guilin was betrayed by his wife, who remarried a rich business man who has much more money than him. The condition for the custody of their daughter is to give their daughter a piano. Chen tries all means to borrow money from his friends, even attempting to steal a piano, but all his attempts fail. Despite these challenges, Chen always maintains an optimistic outlook. Finally, he decides to build a piano with his friends.

The group eventually build a piano which is made of steel. He also organizes a band to make a living and uses his wisdom to create a life which is full of sound and color.

• Wang Qianyuan as Chen Guilin
• Qin Hailu as Chen's wife

The music is mainly composed and played by Berlin based band 17 Hippies.

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