Free and Easy (2016 film)

Free and Easy (Chinese: 轻松+愉快; pinyin: Qīngsōng + Yúkuài) is a 2016 comedy film directed by Chinese filmmaker Geng Jun. It was screened at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing on 5 November 2016.[2] It was also screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[3]

Free and Easy
Film poster
Directed byGeng Jun
Written byYuhua Feng
Jun Geng
Bing Liu
Produced byWang Zijian
Wang Xuebo
Guo Dong
Wu Leilei
StarringXu Gang
Zhang Zhiyong
Xue Baohe
Gu Benbin
Zhang Xun
Yuan Liguo
CinematographyWang Weihua[1]
Edited byGuo Xiaodong
Zhong Yijuan
Music bySecond Hand Rose
Production
companies
Blackfin (Beijing) Culture & Media Co., Ltd.
Release date
Running time
99 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

Plot summary

Cast

  • Xu Gang
  • Zhang Zhiyong
  • Xue Baohe
  • Gu Benbin
  • Zhang Xun
  • Yuan Liguo

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10.[4]

Awards and nominations

Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
54th Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film Free and Easy Nominated [5]
Best Director Geng Jun Nominated
Best Cinematography Wang Weihua Nominated
Best Original Film Song "Lullaby"
Composer: Second Hand Rose
Lyrics & Performer: Liang Long
Nominated
Pune International Film Festival Best Film (International) Free and Easy Won [6]

References


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