The Shadow Play (2018 film)

A Rain Cloud in the Sky
(The Shadow Play)
A Rain Cloud in the Sky; (The Shadow Play)
	Poster
Chinese	风中有ちゅうう朵雨做的云うん
Directed by	Lou Ye
Screenplay by	Mei Feng; Qiu Yujie; Ma Jingli
Produced by	Chang Chia-lu; Lou Ye; Nai An; Xu Le
Starring	Jing Boran; Ma Sichun; Qin Hao; Song Jia; Michelle Chen;
Cinematography	Jake Pollock
Edited by	Zhu Lin
Music by	Jóhann 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 by	Beijing Enlight Media
Release dates	9 November 2018 (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival); 4 April 2019 (China);
Running time	129 minutes
Country	China
Languages	Standard Mandarin Chinese; Cantonese
Box office	US$9,626,679

The Shadow Play (Chinese: 风中有ちゅうう朵雨做的云うん; 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

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

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

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
69th Berlin International Film Festival	Panorama Audience Award for Fiction Film	Lou Ye	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
1st Academy Award of Beijing Film Academy^[7]	Best Screenplay	Ma Yingli, Qiu Yujie, Mei Feng	Nominated

References

^ "The Shadow Play - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ Rui, Zhang (28 January 2017). "Top 20 most anticipated Chinese films in 2017". China.org.cn. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "陳ひね冠かんむり希のぞみ戲おどけ份刪光こう「剩あま下しも幾いく秒びょう鐘がね」　導しるべ演えんじ婁燁曝關鍵かぎ原因げんいん". Star Ettoday. 16 November 2018.
^ "Berlinale Archive - Annual Archives - 2019 - Programme - The Shadow Play". Berlinale. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
^ "娄烨《风中有ちゅうう朵雨做的云うん》4月がつ4日にち如期上映じょうえい". News Sina. 29 March 2019.
^ ""Shadow" leads the Golden Horse nominations". The Film Experience. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "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.

External links

The Shadow Play at IMDb

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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] "陳ひね冠かんむり希のぞみ戲おどけ份刪光こう「剩あま下しも幾いく秒びょう鐘がね」　導しるべ演えんじ婁燁曝關鍵かぎ原因げんいん". Star Ettoday. 16 November 2018.

[4] "Berlinale Archive - Annual Archives - 2019 - Programme - The Shadow Play". Berlinale. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[5] "娄烨《风中有ちゅうう朵雨做的云うん》4月がつ4日にち如期上映じょうえい". 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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