Monthly Digest of Chinese Films | November, 2018

来源:AVTD China & CCTSS

作者:AVTD China & CCTSS

2018-11-22

  1


       我儿子去了外星球 


  E.T. Sad Paradise


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  Genre: Science Fiction, Cult


  Length: 105 mins


  Release date: 2018-12-02


  Screenwriter: Zhang Xiaosha


  Director: Zhang Xiaosha


  Strarring: Luo Siwei


  Produced by: Factory Gate Films


  Synopsis: A villager stumbles across an alien‘s corpse. Convinced it is somehow related to his missing son, the villager doggedly guards his mysterious new find.


  2


  冥王星时刻 


  The Pluto Moment


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  Genre: Drama


  Length: 110 mins


  Release date: 2018-12-07


  Screenwriter: Zhang Ming, Gong Yuxi


  Director: Zhang Ming


  Strarring: Wang Xuebing, Liu Dan, Miya Muqi, Zeng Meihui, Li Xinran


  Produced by: Yongbai Culture Media Co., Ltd.


  Synopsis: Loosely based on The Tale of Darkness, a traditional song of mourning, the film follows Wang Zhun, a director in search of inspiration for his new script, as he embarks on an unpredictable trek across China’s remote Shennongjia mountains in Hubei province with an urbane producer, Ding Hongmei; a young actor named Bai; and his loyal photographer, Du Chun. The journey delivers a relentless series of unexpected physical hardships and subtle emotional ebbs and flows on the protagonists.


  3


  风中有朵雨做的云


  The Shadow Play


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  Genre: Suspense


  Length: 129 mins


  Release date: 2018-11-09


  Screenwriter: Mei Feng, Qiu Yujie, Ma Yingli


  Director: Lou Ye


  Strarring: Jing Boran, Ma Sichun, Qin Yu, Song Jia, Chen Yuxi, Edison Chen


  Produced by: Nai An


  Synopsis: Tang Yijie, the Construction Committee Director, falls off from rooftop and dies in a demolition riot. Yang Jiadong, a young police officer starts his investigation and finds that Tang’s death is tied up with another case several years ago. Soon he is framed and suspended from duty, but he never gives up. He escapes to Hong Kong, where he 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.


  4


  无名之辈


  A Cool Fish


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  Genre: Drama


  Length: 100mins


  Release date: 2018-11-16


  Screenwriter: Rao Xiaozhi, Lei Zhilong


  Director: Rao Xiaozhi


  Strarring: Chen Jianbin, Ren Suxi, Pan Binlong, Zhang Yu, Wang Yuhui 


  Produced by: Emperor Motion Pictures


  Synopsis: Cop-turned-security guard Ma Xianyong finds himself in a criminal twilight zone when two unrelated events turn his world upside down. The mysterious disappearance of his boss has implications for his financial security. Even more perilous is the abduction of his paralyzed sister who, unknown to Ma, makes a morbid deal with her captors.


  5


  手机狂响 


  Kill Mobile


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  Genre: Drama


  Length: 90 mins


  Release date: 2018-12-29


  Screenwriter: Li Wei, Wang Si, Wang Huan


  Director: Yu Miao


  Strarring: Tong Dawei, Ma Li, Huo Siyan, Qiao Shan, Tian Yu, Dai Lele, Meng Mengyao


  Produced by: Xinli Media Co., Ltd., Shanghai White Whale Film Co., Ltd.


  Synopsis: This film is a Chinese version of Perfect Strangers. Seven long-time friends are having a dinner. They decide, as a playful game, to put each one‘s mobile phone on the table and reveal every text message or phone call they would receive that evening, to prove that nobody has anything to hide. Hilarity and drama ensue together as everyone’s secrets are unveiled and the seven friends find themselves perfect strangers to each other. Many secrets start to unveil and the equilibrium trembles.

责任编辑:王爽