Every year, nearly 1.2 million children worldwide are reported missing. What will their parents react to the loss of the loved one? What sort of impact does a missing child cast on his or her family?
The drama, The Missing, tries to find answers for these questions. Inspired by real events and written under aliases, the program tells the story from the perspective of a mother, as she recounts what has happended to her and her family in twenty five years.
Written by Li Shiyu.
Produced and directed by Lu Yuan, edited by Li Shiyu.
Zhang Lixia, the mother, is played by Li Ningjing.
Song Huaibei, the father, is played by Michael Butterworth,
Huang Weiming, the son, by Nick Lanigan,
Grandpa, by Huang Peng,
Ranran, the son at age three, by Shen Ran.
Other roles by Byron Tseng, Ryan Price, Lin Shaowen, Wanglu,Wang Lei, Zhou Heyang, Zhang Chaotong and Yang Yong.