Trivandrum, 1 December 2011: The International Film Festival of Kerala IFFK 2011 will be inaugurated on December 9, 2011 at the function held at Nishagandhi auditorium, Trivandrum.
The Chinese film Under the Hawthorn Tree directed by Zhang Yimou will be the inaugural film. The film was the opening film for Pusan film festival 2010, Hawaii International film festival 2011, closing film of Hong Kong Asian film festival amd a;sp showcased in various film festivals like Venice Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival this year.
The story of the film is adapted from the popular novel Hawthorn Tree Forever by Ai Mi, which was based on a true story, and was set during the Cultural Revolution.
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