Fallen City Explained

Fallen City
Director:Huang Hong (actor)
Producer:Matthew Liu
Wang Yanzhi
Screenplay:Huang Hong (actor)
Wang Jin Ming
Starring:Huang Jue
Ruby Lin
Ding Yongdai
Music:Liu Su Jun, Dong Wei
Editing:Duan Xiaojie
Chen Hua
Cinematography:Li Wen Sheng
Studio:Chang Ying Group
Beijing Galloping Horse Group
August First Film Studio
Distributor:Beijing Galloping Horse Group
China Film Group
Desen International Media
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:China
Language:Mandarin

Fallen City is a 2013 Chinese disaster film directed by Huang Hong (actor) and stars Huang Jue, Ruby Lin and Ding Yongdai.Fallen City is chronicles the fates of a small-town policeman, a bank robber and a rebellious young woman in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.[1]

Plot

Shubei town, southeast China, the present day. Five years after he fled with RMB 800,000 from a bank robbery, Liu Chuan(Huang Jue) returns incognito to the town. Policeman Wang Laoshi(Ding Yongdai), who was on duty at the time of the robbery and was demoted for letting Liu escape, is working in the same district police station to which he was transferred after the robbery and still keeps an eye on Liu. By chance, Liu stays in some small lodgings in Wang's district where Qin Xiaosong(Ruby Lin), a psychology graduate who's run away from her domineering parents, is staying. Next day, Wang spots Liu in the street and gives chase, finally handcuffing him in a deserted warehouse. At that moment, the town is devastated by an earthquake and the building collapses. Wang is knocked unconscious and Liu steals his uniform. After rescuing Qin, Liu finds himself roped into saving other townspeople and becomes a hero in the locals' eyes. Meanwhile, Wang recovers and sets out to hunt down Liu...

Cast

Production

The script by Huang Hong (actor) and Wang Jin Ming(王金明) takes the idea of a criminal who swaps identities with the very policeman who's been hunting him for five years and develops it into a character drama in which the former unexpectedly finds an opportunity to redeem himself for the robbery he originally committed.[2]

Production on the film started from June 2009, First premiere of the film is 15 Jun, 2011 at Shanghai International Film Festival.[3]

Accolades

Award!
CategoryNomineeResult
The 29th Golden Rooster Awards[4] Best Original ScreenplayHuang Hong, Wang Jin Ming
Best Film
Best ActorHuang Jue
Best Supporting ActorDing Yongdai
Best MusicLiu Su Jun
The 1st Crystal Rouge Film Festival in FranceBest DirectorHuang Hong
The 20th Beijing College Student Film FestivalGrand Jury PrizeHuang Hong
Best Film
2013 Xia Yan Film and Literature Awards [5] Outstanding Original ScreenplayHuang Hong
The 8th Beijing Film Festival for Youth WelfareFavorite ActressRuby Lin

Notes and References

  1. http://ent.ifeng.com/HOT/yaowen/detail_2013_05/12/25197261_0.shtml 《倾城》城倾心不倾 灾难面前现真情
  2. http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/fallen-city Fallen City
  3. http://roll.sohu.com/20110517/n307617418.shtml 中小成本电影抱团发力百余影片角逐“传媒大奖”
  4. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/hubei/travel/2013-09/30/content_17005889.htm Awards handed out at the 22nd Golden Rooster Film Festival
  5. http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2013/05/09/6071s4110280.htm 纪念汶川、关注雅安 灾难电影《倾城》10日上映