Old Stone
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Directed by | Johnny Ma |
Written by | Johnny Ma |
Starring | Chen Gang Wang Hongwei |
Cinematography | Leung Ming-kai |
Edited by | Michael Long |
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80 minutes |
Country | Canada China |
Language | Mandarin |
Old Stone (Chinese: 老石; pinyin: Lǎo Shí) is a 2016 Chinese-Canadian drama film directed by Johnny Ma.[1] It was selected to be screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
The film tells the story of Lao Shi (Chen Gang), a cab driver in China whose life spirals out of control after he hits a motorcyclist, leaving him trapped in a bureaucratic nightmare because Chinese laws effectively criminalize such an accident far more harshly if the driver stops to help the victim than they do if he simply leaves the victim to die.[3]
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Cast
- Chen Gang as Lao Shi
- An Nai as Mao Mao
- Wang Hongwei as Captain
- Zhang Zebin as Li Jiang
- Lou Xue'er as Xue'er
Awards
The film was named the winner of TIFF's award for Best Canadian First Feature Film.[4] On 7 December 2016, it was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top 10 list.[5]
The film garnered five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for Best Picture, Best Actor (Chen), Best Original Screenplay (Ma), Best Cinematography (Leung Ming-kai) and Best Editing (Michael Long). It won the Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature.[6]
References
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- ↑ "Ma's 'Old Stone' gets Canadian academy's Best First Feature award". CTV News, 2 January 2017.
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- 2016 directorial debut films
- Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award-winning films
- Films directed by Johnny Ma
- 2010s Mandarin-language films
- 2010s Canadian films