Someone to Talk To

Someone to Talk To is a 2016 Chinese drama film directed by Liu Yulin, a Tisch School of the Arts student and a silver medalist at the 41st Student Academy Awards,[2] in her feature film directorial debut.[3]

Someone to Talk To
Traditional Chinese一句頂一萬句
Simplified Chinese一句顶一万句
Hanyu PinyinYī Jù Dǐng Yīwàn Jù
Directed byLiu Yulin
Screenplay byLiu Zhenyun
Based onOne Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences
by Liu Zhenyun
Produced byWilliam Kong
Starring
CinematographyWu Di
Edited byZhong Yijuan
Music by
Production
companies
  • Beijing Tugu Culture Communication
  • Beijing Weiying Shidai Technology Co.
  • Beijing Yuanshan Culture & Communication
  • Old Western Village Pictures
Release dates
  • September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) (XI’AN Silk Road International Film Festival)
  • November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) (China)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office$2,812,850[1]

Liu Zhenyun, Liu Yulin's father, wrote the screenplay based on his award-winning novel, One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences.

Plot

Cobbler Niu Aiguo is in conflict with his wife, while his older sister, street food vender Niu Aixiang, considers marriage later in life. Both desperately want to communicate with someone, though their own situations are at opposite poles. Aiguo then breaks up with his wife and Aixiang marries divorcée Song Jiefang. Aiguo runs into his childhood friend Chuhong while searching for his wife and falls into conversation with her. It turns out that she is also divorced as a result of communication failure and it seems Aixiang and Jiefang can’t get along either.[3]

Cast
  • Mao Hai as Niu Aiguo
  • Li Qian as Pang Lina
  • Liu Bei as Niu Aixiang
  • Fan Wei as Song Jiefang
  • Yu Entai as Jiang
  • Qi Xi as Xinting
  • Sun Qian as Chuhong
  • Li Nuonuo as Baihui

Release

The movie had its world premiere at the New Currents section at the 21st Busan International Film Festival in October 2016.[4] It was subsequently released in theaters in Mainland China, the United Kingdom, New Zealand,[1] and the United States[5][6] in November 2016. It has also been selected for more than 50 film festivals around the world,[3] including, but not limited to, the New York Asian Film Festival,[7] Cairo International Film Festival,[8] Hong Kong Asian Film Festival,[9] and XI’AN Silk Road International Film Festival.[10][11]

Reception

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that despite "a few missteps, Liu’s first effort is an assured examination of the world right now, and proves she’s one to watch."[4]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
China Film Director's Guild Awards April 23, 2017 Best Actor Fan Wei Nominated [12][13]
Best Young Director Liu Yulin Nominated
Golden Horse Awards November 26, 2016 Best Supporting Actress Liu Bei Nominated [14][15]
Busan International Film Festival October 15, 2016 New Currents Award Liu Yulin Nominated [16]
Beijing College Student Film Festival May 7, 2017 Best Directorial Debut Nominated

References
  1. "Yi ju ding yi wan ju (2016)". The-Numbers.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. Benedict, Emily. "The Academy Reveals Medal Placements at 2014 Student Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. "Someone to Talk to". 2016 Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. Kerr, Elizabeth (2016-10-11). "'Someone to Talk to': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ""Someone To Talk To" Playing at AMC Empire 25". NYU Tisch News. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. "Someone to Talk to at an AMC Theatre near you". AMCTheatres.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. "New York Asian Film Festival 2017". New York Asian Film Festival. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  8. "Someone to Talk to". Cairo International Film Festival. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  9. "Someone to Talk to". Hong Kong Asian Film Festival. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  10. "Inauguration of Film One Sentence Worth Thousand". XI’AN Silk Road International Film Festival. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  11. ""Someone to Talk to" To Competes in Festivals". NYU Tisch News Release. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  12. "Full List of Nominations to the 8th China Film Directors' Guild Awards". Weibo.com. China Film Directors' Guild Official Weibo Account. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  13. "8th China Film Director's Guild Awards Broadcast". CCTV. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  14. "53rd Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  15. "GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS: Elaine Jin, Austin Lin top supporting stars". The China Post. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. "21st Busan International Film Festival Closing Ceremony Awards List". 21st Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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