The Wasted Times
| The Wasted Times | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Cheng Er |
| Starring | Ge You Zhang Ziyi Tadanobu Asano |
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi |
Release date |
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| Countries | China Hong Kong |
| Languages | Shanghainese, Mandarin, Japanese[1] |
| Box office | CN¥104.9 million |
The Wasted Times is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film directed by Cheng Er and starring Ge You, Zhang Ziyi and Tadanobu Asano.[3] It was released in China and the United States on December 16, 2016.[4]
Plot
Using a jumbled chronology, the movie depicts events in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and the Philippines between 1934 and 1945. The central characters are a Chinese gangster, Lu (Ge You); his brother-in-law, Watabe (Tadanobu Asano), who is Japanese but describes himself as Shanghainese and a film actress, Xiao Liu (Zhang Ziyi), who is married to Lu's boss but not faithful to him. Lu is ruthless, yet unwilling to collaborate with the Japanese as they prepare to invade China. Watabe pretends to oppose the Japanese military, but secretly works for them. Assigned to spirit Xiao Liu out of the city, he instead rapes her and imprisons her as a sex slave. At the end of the war, Lu and Xiao Liu travel to Luzon, where Watabe is a POW, to have their revenge.[5][6]
Cast[4]
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Release
The film was previously scheduled for release in China on October 3, 2015.[3] It was released in China on December 16, 2016.
Awards and nominations
| Year(s) | Award(s) | Categories | Recipients | Results | Citation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11th Asian Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Du Jie | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Kenneth Yee Chung-man | Nominated | |||
| 24th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Film | The Wasted Times | Won | ||
| Best Director | Cheng Er | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 31st Golden Rooster Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [8] | ||
| Best Cinematography | Du Jie | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Zhu Yanfeng | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Han Zhong | Nominated | |||
| 17th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Film | The Wasted Times | Nominated | [9] | |
| Best Director | Cheng Er | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Ge You | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Tadanobu Asano | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Gillian Chung | Nominated | |||
| Yan Ni | Nominated | ||||
| 9th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Director | Cheng Er | Nominated | [10][11] | |
| Best Actor | Ge You | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Du Chun | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Yan Ni | Nominated | |||
| Best Newcomer | Lu Xing | Won | |||
| 2018 | 14th Changchun Film Festival | Best Actress | Zhang Ziyi | Won | [12] |
Reception
The film has grossed CN¥104.9 million in China.[2]
References
- ^ "The Wasted Times (2016)". imdb.com
- ^ a b "罗曼蒂克消亡史（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Ma, Kevin (June 26, 2015). "China Lion acquires Huayi trio from IM Global". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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- ^ "Film Review: The Wasted Times". filmjournal.com
- ^ "Review: ‘The Wasted Times,’ a Hopscotching Shanghai Crime Tale". nytimes.com
- ^ "11th Asian Film Awards – Nominees 2017". Asianfilmfestivals.com Retrieved 2nd March 2017
- ^ "金鸡奖提名：《潘金莲》领跑 范冰冰周冬雨再争影后". ifeng (in Chinese). August 16, 2017.
- ^ "第17届华语电影传媒盛典公布提名名单". Mtime (in Chinese). August 29, 2017.
- ^ "2017年第九屆澳門國際電影節獎項提名名單". Macau International Movie Festival Official Website (in Chinese).
- ^ "2017年第九屆澳門國際電影節獎名單". Macau International Movie Official Website (in Chinese).
- ^ "14th Changchun Film Festival concludes in China's Jilin". Xinhua News Agency. 9 September 2018.
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