Distance (2015 film)
Distance (Chinese: 再见,在也不见) is a 2015 anthology drama film directed by Xin Yukun, Tan Shijie, and Sivaroj Kongsakul and starring Chen Bolin, Jiang Wenli, Tony Yang, Paul Chun and Chayanit Chansangavej.[2][3][1][4] A Chinese-Thai-Singaporean-Taiwanese co-production, the film was shown at the 52nd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards on November 5, 2015 and was released in China by Beijing Juhe Yinglian Media on May 13, 2016 and in Taiwan on May 20, 2016.[1][4] The film consists of three short segments, each of which was intended by executive producer Anthony Chen to focus on one of three types of relationship: family, friendship and love.[5]
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Chinese | 再见,在也不见 |
Directed by | Xin Yukun Tan Shijie Sivaroj Kongsakul |
Starring | Chen Bolin Jiang Wenli Tony Yang Paul Chun Chayanit Chansangavej |
Production companies | Guangxi Films Group Guangxi Tianchang Investment Xin Yingxiang Culture Investment Group Changjinglu Cinema Studio[1] |
Distributed by | Beijing Juhe Yinglian Media (China)[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
Countries | China Thailand Singapore Taiwan |
Languages | Mandarin English |
Box office | CN¥11.6 million (China)[1] |
Plot
A conflicted manager on a business trip is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life.
A young father receives a letter that brings him to a foreign land, where old emotions come unburied.
A visiting professor from overseas sets a student's heart fluttering, while having to deal with his own.
Different characters, different relationships, the same humanity; stories about the distances between us and how we live with them.
Cast
- Chen Bolin[4]
- Jiang Wenli[4]
- Tony Yang[4]
- Paul Chun[4]
- Chayanit Chansangavej[4]
- Feng Li[4]
- Yeo Yann Yann[4]
Reception
The film has grossed CN¥11.6 million at the Chinese box office.[1]
References
- "再见,在也不见(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- Chu, Karen (September 18, 2015). "'Distance' to Open Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- Cremin, Stephen (April 1, 2015). "Distance anthology wraps in China". Film Business Asia. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- "再见,在也不见 再見,在也不見 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- "Interview: Shijie Tan talks Distance". FilmDoo. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2018-08-23.