Angels Wear White Explained

Angels Wear White
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none T: 嘉年華 S: 嘉年华 P: Jiā Nián Huá L: Carnival
Director:	Vivian Qu
Producer:	Sean Chen
Starring:	Vicky Chen Zhou Meijun
Music:	Wen Zi
Cinematography:	Benoît Dervaux
Editing:	Yang Hongyu
Studio:	22 Hours Films
Runtime:	107 minutes
Country:	China France
Language:	Mandarin

Angels Wear White (Chinese: 嘉年华) is a 2017 Chinese drama film directed by Vivian Qu. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

Mia (Vicky Chen), a teenager, works as a cleaner in a motel in a small seaside town. One night, while manning the reception for her co-worker Lili (Peng Jing), she witnesses the sexual assault of two 12-year-old schoolgirls by a middle-aged man. Through the surveillance TV, she sees the man forcing himself into the girls' room and records the whole incident with her mobile phone.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Cast

• Vicky Chen as Mia (Xiaomi)
• Zhou Meijun as Xiaowen
• Shi Ke as Attorney Hao
• Liu Weiwei as Xiaowen's mother
• Geng Le as Xiaowen's father
• Jiang Xinyue as Zhang Xinxin
• Peng Jing as Lili
• Wang Yuexin
• Li Mengnan
• Bamboo Chen

Release

It opened the 28th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) on 23 November 2017 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
	Jury Award	Angels Wear White		^[7]
	Best Director	Vivian Qu		^[8]
	Best Newcomer	Zhou Meijun
23rd Huading Awards	Best Film	Angels Wear White		^[9]
	Best Director	Vivian Qu
	Best Screenwriter
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Film	Angels Wear White		^[10] ^[11]
	Best Director	Vivian Qu
	Best Screenwriter
	Best Actress	Vicky Chen
12th Asian Film Awards	Best Film	Angels Wear White		^[12]
	Best Supporting Actor	Geng Le
	Best New Director	Vivian Qu
	Best Newcomer	Zhou Meijun
	Best Original Music	Wen Zi
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best Feature Film	Angels Wear White		^[13]
	Best Director	Vivian Qu
	Best Leading Actress	Vicky Chen
		Angels Wear White		^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky . . 27 July 2017 . 27 July 2017.
2. Web site: Giovanna. Fulvi. Angels Wear White. TIFF. 27 October 2017. September 2017.
3. Web site: Vivian Qu - Jia nian hua (Angels Wear White). Venice Biennale. 27 October 2017. September 2017.
4. Web site: Lee. Maggie. Film Review: 'Angels Wear White'. Variety. 27 October 2017. 7 September 2017.
5. Web site: van Hoeij. Boyd. Angels Wear White ('Jia Nian Hua'): Film Review - Venice 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 27 October 2017. 6 September 2017.
6. Web site: Chan. Boon. Chinese director Vivian Qu tells stories of the oppressed. The Straits Times. 25 October 2017. 25 October 2017.
7. Web site: 大影节冯小刚获最佳导演 杨幂拿下最受欢迎女演员. 6 May 2018. Sina. zh.
8. Web site: 第二十五届北京大学生电影节闭幕式暨颁奖典礼圆满落幕. 7 May 2018. Tencent. zh.
9. Web site: 第23届华鼎奖提名：《战狼2》、《芳华》双雄逐鹿. 20 March 2018. Sina. zh.
10. Web site: 电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓 吴京入围最佳导演. 27 February 2018. ifeng. zh.
11. Web site: 导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》 周冬雨影后. 22 April 2018. Sina. zh.
12. Web site: Frater. Patrick. Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'. Variety. 17 March 2018.
13. Web site: 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. www.goldenhorse.org.tw.
14. Web site: Golden Scene Selection - Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations 2019 . Hong Kong Arts Centre . 11 September 2019.