| A Rain Cloud in the Sky (The Shadow Play) | |||||||||
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| Producer: | Chang Chia-lu Lou Ye Nai An Xu Le | ||||||||
| Screenplay: | Mei Feng Qiu Yujie Ma Jingli | ||||||||
| Starring: | Jing Boran Ma Sichun Qin Hao Song Jia Michelle Chen | ||||||||
| Music: | Jóhann Jóhannsson Jonas Colstrup | ||||||||
| Cinematography: | Jake Pollock | ||||||||
| Editing: | Zhu Lin | ||||||||
| Runtime: | 129 minutes | ||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||
| Language: | Standard Mandarin Chinese Cantonese | ||||||||
| Gross: | [1] | ||||||||
| Studio: | Beijing Enlight Pictures Khorgos Youth Enlight Pictures Tianjin Cat Eye Micro Shadow Culture Media Croton Media Group Haining Hankun Film and Television Media Shanghai Qianyi Zhicheng Culture Media Hangzhou Xindingming Film and Television Investment Management | ||||||||
| Distributor: | Beijing Enlight Media | ||||||||
The Shadow Play is a 2018 Chinese crime drama film directed by Lou Ye.[2] It made its world premiere at the 58th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in 2018.[3] The film was also shown in the Panorama section at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] It was released theatrically on April 4, 2019 in China.[5]
Yang Jiadong, a naive rookie cop, witnesses the Chief of Construction Committee jumping to his death from a tall building. He immediately begins investigation, but was brutally dismissed from his job and pursued by unknown enemies. He escapes to Hong Kong, where meets the daughter of the deceased victim. With the help of Xiao Ruo, Yang Jiadong continues to seek for the truth, but finds himself falling into an entrapment of love.
| Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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| 55th Golden Horse Awards[6] | Best Director | Lou Ye | |
| Best Cinematography | Jake Pollock | ||
| Best Action Choreography | Bruce Law and Norman Law | ||
| Best Sound Effects | Fu Kang | ||
| 69th Berlin International Film Festival | CICAE Award - Panorama | Lou Ye | |
| Panorama Audience Award for Fiction Film | |||
| 19th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Film | The Shadow Play | |
| Best Director | Lou Ye | ||
| Best Actress | Song Jia | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Zhang Songwen | ||
| 11th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Director | Lou Ye | |
| Best Actress | Song Jia | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Zhang Songwen | ||
| 1st Academy Award of Beijing Film Academy[7] | Best Director | Lou Ye | |
| Best Screenplay | Ma Yingli, Qiu Yujie, Mei Feng | ||