Angels Wear White
Appearance
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Traditional Chinese | 嘉年華 |
Simplified Chinese | 嘉年华 |
Literal meaning | Carnival |
Hanyu Pinyin | Jiā Nián Huá |
Directed by | Vivian Qu |
Written by | Vivian Qu |
Produced by | Sean Chen |
Starring | Vicky Chen Zhou Meijun |
Cinematography | Benoît Dervaux |
Edited by | Yang Hongyu |
Music by | Wen Zi |
Production company | 22 Hours Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Countries | China France |
Language | Mandarin |
Angels Wear White (Chinese: 嘉年华) is a 2017 Chinese drama film directed by Vivian Qu. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
[edit]Mia (Vicky Chen), a teenager, works as a cleaner in a motel in a small seaside town. One night, while manning the reception for her co-worker Lili (Peng Jing), she witnesses the sexual assault of two 12-year-old schoolgirls by a middle-aged man. Through the surveillance TV, she sees the man forcing himself into the girls' room and records the whole incident with her mobile phone.[2][3][4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Vicky Chen as Mia (Xiaomi)
- Zhou Meijun as Xiaowen
- Shi Ke as Attorney Hao
- Liu Weiwei as Xiaowen's mother
- Geng Le as Xiaowen's father
- Jiang Xinyue as Zhang Xinxin
- Peng Jing as Lili
- Wang Yuexin
- Li Mengnan
- Bamboo Chen
Release
[edit]It opened the 28th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) on 23 November 2017 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.[6]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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25th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Jury Award | Angels Wear White | Won | [7] |
Best Director | Vivian Qu | Nominated | [8] | |
Best Newcomer | Zhou Meijun | Nominated | ||
23rd Huading Awards | Best Film | Angels Wear White | Won | [9] |
Best Director | Vivian Qu | Nominated | ||
Best Screenwriter | Nominated | |||
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Film | Angels Wear White | Nominated | [10][11] |
Best Director | Vivian Qu | Won | ||
Best Screenwriter | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Vicky Chen | Nominated | ||
12th Asian Film Awards | Best Film | Angels Wear White | Nominated | [12] |
Best Supporting Actor | Geng Le | Nominated | ||
Best New Director | Vivian Qu | Nominated | ||
Best Newcomer | Zhou Meijun | Nominated | ||
Best Original Music | Wen Zi | Nominated | ||
54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | Angels Wear White | Nominated | [13] |
Best Director | Vivian Qu | Won | ||
Best Leading Actress | Vicky Chen | Nominated | ||
38th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Angels Wear White | Nominated | [14] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Fulvi, Giovanna (September 2017). "Angels Wear White". TIFF. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Vivian Qu - Jia nian hua (Angels Wear White)". Venice Biennale. September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (7 September 2017). "Film Review: 'Angels Wear White'". Variety. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (6 September 2017). "Angels Wear White ('Jia Nian Hua'): Film Review - Venice 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Boon, Chan (25 October 2017). "Chinese director Vivian Qu tells stories of the oppressed". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "大影节冯小刚获最佳导演 杨幂拿下最受欢迎女演员". Sina (in Chinese). 6 May 2018.
- ^ "第二十五届北京大学生电影节闭幕式暨颁奖典礼圆满落幕". Tencent (in Chinese). 7 May 2018.
- ^ "第23届华鼎奖提名:《战狼2》、《芳华》双雄逐鹿". Sina (in Chinese). 20 March 2018.
- ^ "电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓 吴京入围最佳导演". ifeng (in Chinese). 27 February 2018.
- ^ "导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》 周冬雨影后". Sina (in Chinese). 22 April 2018.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (17 March 2018). "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety.
- ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw.
- ^ "Golden Scene Selection - Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations 2019". Hong Kong Arts Centre. Retrieved 11 September 2019.