In Expectation (Restored Version)
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Country/Region:
China Mainland
Release Year: 1996
Release Year: 1996
Story:
Mai Qiang is a 30-year old bachelor, withdrawn, with little in his life besides his job at an isolated signal station along the Yangtze River and his ink drawings he uses as toilet paper. Chen Qing is a hotel clerk, a widow with a young child and an undemanding relationship with her boss Lao Mo. Lao believes she has been raped, so he reports the crime to Wu Gang, the neighborhood cop. Wu investigates, but Chen is uncooperative. Lao then identifies Mai, who is detained and questioned. After Wu gets to the truth of the incident, Mai tries to break out of his loneliness and connect to Chen.
Mai Qiang is a 30-year old bachelor, withdrawn, with little in his life besides his job at an isolated signal station along the Yangtze River and his ink drawings he uses as toilet paper. Chen Qing is a hotel clerk, a widow with a young child and an undemanding relationship with her boss Lao Mo. Lao believes she has been raped, so he reports the crime to Wu Gang, the neighborhood cop. Wu investigates, but Chen is uncooperative. Lao then identifies Mai, who is detained and questioned. After Wu gets to the truth of the incident, Mai tries to break out of his loneliness and connect to Chen.
Casts & Crews:
Zhang Ming
Directors
Runtime:
95
minutes
Subtitles:
Chinese, English
Festivals & Awards:
1996 Busan International Film Festival - New Currents Award, Korean 1996 Vancouver International Film Festival - Dragons and Tigers Award 1997 Fribourg International Film Festival - Grand Prix, Switzerland 1996 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema - FIPRESCI Prize, Italy
1996 Busan International Film Festival - New Currents Award, Korean 1996 Vancouver International Film Festival - Dragons and Tigers Award 1997 Fribourg International Film Festival - Grand Prix, Switzerland 1996 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema - FIPRESCI Prize, Italy
Tags:
Love, The Three Gorges
Casts & Crews
Zhang Ming
Director
