The Red Awn Explained
| The Red Awn |
| Native Name: | | Child: | yes | | Hide: | no | | Header: | none | | S: | 红色康拜因 | | T: | 紅色康拜因 | | P: | Hóngsè kāngbàiyīn |
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| Director: | Cai Shangjun |
| Producer: | Li Xudong |
| Starring: | Yao Anlian
Lu Yulai
Huang Lu
Shi Junhui
Wang Hong |
| Music: | Huang Zhenyu
Dong Wei |
| Cinematography: | Li Chengyu
Chen Hao |
| Editing: | Zhou Ying |
| Distributor: | Xiudong Hao Ye/Wan Ji |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
The Red Awn (Chinese: s=红色康拜因|t=紅色康拜因|p=Hóngsè kāngbàiyīn|l=The Red Combine) is a 2007 Chinese film directed Cai Shangjun. It premiered at the 2007 Pusan International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[1] The film tells the story of a father and son in China's interior Gansu province. It won the Golden Alexander, the top award at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival.
Cast
- Yao Anlian as Song, a man who returns to his hometown after five years only to discover that his family has declared him dead.
- Lu Yulai as Yongtao, Song's 17-year-old son.
- Shi Junhui as Yongshan, Song's friend and the owner of the titular (in the original Chinese) red combine harvester.
- Huang Lu
Reception
The Red Awn found success on the international film festival circuit early on. Besides winning the FIPRESCI Prize at Pusan, The Red Awn was an official selection of the 2007 International Thessaloniki Film Festival where it premiered on November 24, 2007.[2] It went on to win the Golden Alexander, the festival's top prize along with a €37,000 monetary award.[3]
On November 11, 2008, the film won the Jury Grand Prize in the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[4] [5]
Awards and nominations
- 2007 International Thessaloniki Film Festival
- 2007 Pusan International Film Festival
- 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Notes
- Art films win at Pusan Film Festival. Variety. Elley, Derek. 2007-11-24. 2007-10-12.
- Web site: International Competition: The Red Awn. International Thessaloniki Film Festival. 2007-12-03.
- Web site: November 30: News from Abroad. Park, Richard. Asia Pacific Arts. 2007-11-30. 2007-12-03.
- Web site: Kazakh comedy wins Asia-Pacific best movie award. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205013723/http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE4AA2RG20081111?sp=true. dead. December 5, 2008. Reuters India. 2008-11-11. 2008-11-12.
- News: Balloon Grabs Asia-Pac Screen Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20090126101230/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24640516-7582,00.html. dead. January 26, 2009. The Australian. Bodey, Michael. 2008-11-12. 2008-11-12.
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