Are You Lonesome Tonight? (film)

In 1997, an air conditioner repairman accidentally hits a man with his car late at night and decides to cover it up. He later meets the victim's widow and befriends her. A police detective investigates the case when the body is found riddled with bullets.

• Eddie Peng
• Sylvia Chang
• Wang Yanhui
• Zhang Yu
• Jiang Peiyao
• Lu Xin
• Chen Yongzhong
• Deng Fei

This was director Wen Shipei's first feature-length film,[9] after having previously directed two short films in 2015 and 2016.[7] The basis for the film came from a pitch at the 2017 Shanghai International Film Festival.[1] Shipei has said that the story was inspired by his father, who was a petty criminal in the 1990s.[7][10] The film takes its English-language title from the song "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" which appears in the film,[11][12] whereas the Chinese-language title translates as "Tropical Memories".[1]

The film was released theatrically in China on June 21, 2021.[1] The film was shown at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][1]

The film grossed US$6.9 million in theaters.[2]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.90/10.[13] Several critics compared the film to the works of director Wong Kar-wai.[8][10][12][14][15] Bobby Lepire, writing for Film Threat, compared the visual style of the film to Blade Runner.[9]

The film was nominated for a Caméra d'Or at Cannes and received an audience award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.[16]

• Are You Lonesome Tonight? at IMDb 
• Are You Lonesome Tonight? at Metacritic
• Are You Lonesome Tonight? at Rotten Tomatoes