The Plant from the Canaries

Deutschland 2023-2025 Spielfilm

Summary

May, a Korean woman in her early thirties, finds herself suddenly alone after an unexpected breakup. As she drifts through sleepless days in Berlin, memories of her youth in Seoul quietly resurface.

"The Plant from the Canaries" is a contemporary portrait of a woman caught between times, identities, and the gentle shifts of everyday life.

The debut feature by Berlin-based Chinese filmmaker Ruan Lan-Xi was, developed with the support of the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB).

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

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Credits

All Credits

Director

Assistant director

Screenplay

Director of photography

Assistant camera

Colour grading

Lighting design

Production design

Editing

Sound editor

Sound design

Audio mixing

Cast

Producer

Line producer

Unit production manager

Shoot

    • 22.01.2023 - 15.02.2023: Berlin
Duration:
66 min
Format:
DCP 2k, 1:1,78
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Screening:

Uraufführung (CH): 14.08.2025, Locarno, Film Festival - Concorso Cineasti del Presente

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) The Plant from the Canaries

Versions

Original

Duration:
66 min
Format:
DCP 2k, 1:1,78
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby
Screening:

Uraufführung (CH): 14.08.2025, Locarno, Film Festival - Concorso Cineasti del Presente