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The Shadow Play (2018 film)

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A Rain Cloud in the Sky
(The Shadow Play)
Poster
Chinese风中有朵雨做的云
Directed byLou Ye
Screenplay byMei Feng
Qiu Yujie
Ma Jingli
Produced byChang Chia-lu
Lou Ye
Nai An
Xu Le
StarringJing Boran
Ma Sichun
Qin Hao
Song Jia
Michelle Chen
CinematographyJake Pollock
Edited byZhu Lin
Music byJóhann Jóhannsson
Jonas Colstrup
Production
companies
Beijing Enlight Pictures
Khorgos Youth Enlight Pictures
Tianjin Cat Eye Micro Shadow Culture Media
Croton Media Group
Haining Hankun Film and Television Media
Shanghai Qianyi Zhicheng Culture Media
Hangzhou Xindingming Film and Television Investment Management
Distributed byBeijing Enlight Media
Release dates
  • 9 November 2018 (2018-11-09) (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival)
  • 4 April 2019 (2019-04-04) (China)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryChina
LanguagesStandard Mandarin Chinese
Cantonese
Box officeUS$9,626,679[1]

The Shadow Play (Chinese: 风中有朵雨做的云; lit. 'There's cloud made from rain in the wind') is a 2018 Chinese crime drama film directed by Lou Ye.[2] It made its world premiere at the 58th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in 2018.[3] The film was also shown in the Panorama section at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] It was released theatrically on April 4, 2019 in China.[5]

Synopsis

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Yang Jiadong, a naive rookie cop, witnesses the Chief of Construction Committee jumping to his death from a tall building. He immediately begins investigation, but was brutally dismissed from his job and pursued by unknown enemies. He escapes to Hong Kong, where meets the daughter of the deceased victim. With the help of Xiao Ruo, Yang Jiadong continues to seek for the truth, but finds himself falling into an entrapment of love.

Cast

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  • Jing Boran as Yang Jiadong
  • Ma Sichun as Xiao Ruo
    • Sun Chenxi as Xiao Ruo (10-year-old)
    • Huang Kailu as Xiao Ruo (15-year-old)
  • Song Jia as Lin Hui
  • Qin Hao as Jiang Zicheng
  • Michelle Chen as Lian Ahyun
  • Zhang Songwen as Tang Yijie
  • Edison Chen as Alex
  • Cherry Ngan as bar girl
  • Wang Weishen as Wang
  • Shan Baozhong as Sun
  • Leung Chi-lik as Chun
  • Chen Weirong as Mr. Yang
  • Luo Yimin as Stuntman
  • Hu Ling as Ms Hu
  • Herman Lau as Businessman

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Recipients Result
55th Golden Horse Awards[6] Best Director Lou Ye Nominated
Best Cinematography Jake Pollock Nominated
Best Action Choreography Bruce Law and Norman Law Nominated
Best Sound Effects Fu Kang Nominated
69th Berlin International Film Festival CICAE Award - Panorama Lou Ye Nominated
Panorama Audience Award for Fiction Film Nominated
19th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Film The Shadow Play Won
Best Director Lou Ye Nominated
Best Actress Song Jia Won
Best Supporting Actor Zhang Songwen Won
11th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Director Lou Ye Nominated
Best Actress Song Jia Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Zhang Songwen Nominated
1st Academy Award of Beijing Film Academy[7] Best Director Lou Ye Nominated
Best Screenplay Ma Yingli, Qiu Yujie, Mei Feng Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "The Shadow Play - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ Rui, Zhang (28 January 2017). "Top 20 most anticipated Chinese films in 2017". China.org.cn. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ "陳冠希戲份刪光「剩下幾秒鐘」 導演婁燁曝關鍵原因". Star Ettoday. 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Berlinale Archive - Annual Archives - 2019 - Programme - The Shadow Play". Berlinale. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  5. ^ "娄烨《风中有朵雨做的云》4月4日如期上映". News Sina. 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ ""Shadow" leads the Golden Horse nominations". The Film Experience. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Beijing Film Academy restarts"Academy Award", Yao Chen, Zhou Dongyu and others return to his alma mater to win the award". YQQLM. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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