Fly with the Crane

Fly with the Crane (Chinese: 告訴他們,我乘白鶴去了; pinyin: gào su tā men, wǒ chéng bái hè qù le) is a 2012 Chinese film written and directed by Li Ruijun and adapted from the novel Tell Them I've Gone with the White Crane, by Su Tong.

It made its premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, in 2012.

Believing that a person's spirit can only be preserved after death through burial, he plans to make a romantic ending of his life and longs to be taken to heaven by a white crane.

Following the implementation of mandatory cremation by the Chinese authorities, Old Ma feels hopeless, until one day, his grandchildren map out an extraordinary plan to set him free.

[2][3] The cast of Fly with the Crane consists entirely of Li's family members and friends.