THE SOUND OF FLAMES, a film directed by Ye Yiyun and co-directed by Giuseppe Ferlito
“Amid the ashes, art is the light that refuses to be extinguished”
The Sound of Flames is a 2025 drama film written by Ye Yiyun. Co-produced by TM Pictures and Film Look, it was directed by Ye Yiyun and co-directed by Giuseppe Ferlito. Filmed entirely in China over the course of eight weeks, the production took place amid the lush mountain landscapes of Enshi, in Hubei Province, and the evocative historical sites of Datong, in Shanxi Province. Cinematography is by Ping Bing Lee. The film was selected and had its world premiere at the Veneto Region Pavilion, as part of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival of the Venice Biennale.
Synopsis
Meng Ran, an accomplished poet, travels by train through memories that resurface like inner landscapes: a serene childhood in the mountains with his grandfather, guardian of tradition and the bond with nature, and a youth marked by suspicion and violence in the industrial city at the height of the Cultural Revolution.
In that climate of suspicion and mistrust, Meng Ran meets Chen Yi Qing, a young and brilliant doctor who, like him, feels out of place in the chaos around them. Between them arises a pure bond, opposed by society and destined to break. As the years pass, the memory of her continues to accompany Meng Ran, guiding him in his search for inner peace and acceptance of his past.
| Presented by | Yunshang Film Co. Ltd. di Shanxi |
| Producer | TM Picture |
| Co-Producer | Film Look |
| Co-Producer | Sen Fu |
| Executive Producer | Tian Zhuangzhuang |
| Director | Ye Yiyun |
| Co-Director | Giuseppe Ferlito |
| Director of Photography | Mark Lee Ping-Bin |
| Screenwriter | Ye Yiyun |
| Lead Actors | Ye Yiyun, Gao Minghao, Tian Zhuangzhuang |
| Editing | Ye Yiyun, Andrea Sinigaglia |
| Music Supervisor | Claudio Negro |
| Legal Counsel | Avv. M. Antonia Mastropierro |
| Italian Public Relations | Emma Gobbo |
Press release from Ufficio Stampa ManzoPiccirillo.
