Fly with the Crane () 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.
Old Ma, a 73-year-old carpenter, used to make and paint coffins. 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.
The cast of Fly with the Crane consists entirely of Li's family members and friends.