Dearest (2014 film)
| Dearest | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 親愛的 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 亲爱的 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Peter Chan | ||||||||||
| Written by | Zhang Ji | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Jojo Hui | ||||||||||
| Starring | Zhao Wei Huang Bo Tong Dawei Hao Lei Zhang Yi Zhang Yuqi | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Shu Chou Yang Zhenyu | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Derek Hui | ||||||||||
| Music by | Leon Ko | ||||||||||
Production companies | We Pictures Limited China Vision Media Group Stellar Mega Films Stellar Mega Pictures Enlight Pictures Real Thing Media HB Studio PULIN Production Limited | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | We Entertainment | ||||||||||
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Running time | 130 minutes | ||||||||||
| Countries | China Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Box office | US$54,630,000 (China domestic gross only)[1] | ||||||||||
Dearest is a 2014 Chinese-language drama film directed by Peter Chan on kidnapping in China, based on a true story,[2] starring Zhao Wei, Huang Bo, Tong Dawei, Hao Lei, Zhang Yi and Zhang Yuqi. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Plot
[edit]Following years of unrelenting search, Tian Wenjun (Huang Bo) and ex-wife Lu Xiaojuan (Hao Lei) finally locate their abducted son in a remote village. After the boy is violently taken away from the village, the abductor's widow Li Hongqin (Zhao Wei) — the boy's foster mother — also loses her foster daughter to a state-owned orphanage in Shenzhen. Heartbroken, Li goes on a lone but determined journey to get her daughter back.
Theme songs
[edit]- "Qin'ai de Xiaohai" (亲爱的小孩; "Dear Child") sung by cast members Huang, Tong, Zhao, Zhang Yi and Hao. It was originally sung by Su Rui as the theme song of the 1985 film The Unwritten Law.
- "Mei Yi Ci" (每一次; "Every Time") sung by Huang. It was originally sung by Zhang Hongsheng as an insert song in the 1990 TV series Kewang.
- "Yinxing de Chibang" (隐形的翅膀; "Invisible Wings") sung by Huang and parents of missing children. It was originally sung by Angela Chang in her 2006 album Pandora.
Cast
[edit]- Zhao Wei
- Huang Bo
- Tong Dawei
- Hao Lei
- Zhang Yi
- Zhang Yuqi
- Zhang Guoqiang
- Zhu Dongxu
- Yi Qing
- Wang Zhifei
Production
[edit]Principal photography for Dearest took place in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chengde.[4] It began from January 2014 and concluded on 18 April 2014.
Portraying a rural mother, Zhao Wei spoke the Lower Yangtze Mandarin dialect (the predominant dialect in her hometown of Wuhu) rather than Standard Mandarin in the film.[5]
Accolades
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| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 58th London Film Festival | Best Film | Nominated | |
| 51st Golden Horse Awards | Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Nominated |
| 10th Chinese American Film Festival | Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Won |
| 15th Huading Awards | Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Huang Bo | Nominated | |
| 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Peter Chan | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Zhang Ji | Won | |
| Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Won | |
| 34th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Peter Chan | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Zhang Ji | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Huang Bo | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Won | |
| 4th Chinese Cinephilia Society Awards | Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Won |
| 9th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Nominated |
| 5th China Youth Film Magazine Poll | Top Ten Pictures | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Hao Lei | Nominated | |
| 5th Douban.com Movie Awards | Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Won |
| Hao Lei | Won | ||
| 6th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Special Jury Prize | Won | |
| 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Picture | Won | |
| Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Zhang Ji | Nominated | |
| 11th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Most Popular Director | Peter Chan | Won |
| 16th Huading Awards | Best Picture | Won | |
| Best Director | Peter Chan | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Zhang Ji | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Won | |
| Best Actor | Huang Bo | Nominated | |
| 15th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Zhang Ji | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Won | |
| Best Actor | Huang Bo | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hao Lei | Nominated | |
| 30th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Screenplay | Zhang Ji | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Zhang Yi | Won | |
| 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Director | Peter Chan | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Zhang Ji | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Huang Bo | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Zhao Wei | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Zhang Yi | Nominated | |
| Best New Performer | Li Yiqian | Nominated |
See also
[edit]- Lost and Love – another film dealing with child kidnapping in China
References
[edit]- ^ "Weekly box office 20/10/2014 - 26/10/2014". english.entgroup.cn. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "《亲爱的小孩》本月开拍定档国庆". Shenyang Evening Post. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ 陈可辛《亲爱的小孩》热拍 赵薇村姑形象土掉渣 Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine 1905.com 18 April 2014
- ^ 《亲爱的》赵薇演农村妇女飙安徽方言 Sina.com 10 August 2014
External links
[edit]- Dearest at IMDb
- Trailer with English subtitles
- In China, Dad Uses Social Media To Find Missing Boy - the story that the film is based on