Angels Wear White

{{Infobox film

| name = Angels Wear White

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| t = 嘉年華

| s = 嘉年华

| p = Jiā Nián Huá

| j =

| l = Carnival}}

| image = Angels Wear White.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Vivian Qu

| producer = Sean Chen

| writer = Vivian Qu

| starring = Vicky Chen
Zhou Meijun

| music = Wen Zi

| cinematography = Benoît Dervaux

| editing = Yang Hongyu

| studio = 22 Hours Films

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2017|9|7|Venice|df=yes}}

| runtime = 107 minutes

| country = China
France

| language = Mandarin

}}

Angels Wear White ({{lang-zh|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-film-festival-unveils-lineup-74th-edition-1024415 |title=Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=27 July 2017 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}

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.{{cite web|first=Giovanna|last=Fulvi|title=Angels Wear White|url=http://www.tiff.net/tiff/angels-wear-white/|website=TIFF|accessdate=27 October 2017|date=September 2017}}{{cite web|title=Vivian Qu - Jia nian hua (Angels Wear White)|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2017/program-cinema-2017/vivian-qu-jia-nian-hua-angels-wear-white|website=Venice Biennale|accessdate=27 October 2017|date=September 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Maggie|title=Film Review: 'Angels Wear White'|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/angels-wear-white-review-jia-nian-hua-1202544192/|website=Variety|accessdate=27 October 2017|date=7 September 2017}}{{cite web|last1=van Hoeij|first1=Boyd|title=Angels Wear White ('Jia Nian Hua'): Film Review - Venice 2017|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/angels-wear-white-jia-nian-hua-1035755|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=27 October 2017|date=6 September 2017}}

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.{{cite web|first1=Chan|last1=Boon|title=Chinese director Vivian Qu tells stories of the oppressed|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/chinese-director-vivian-qu-tells-stories-of-the-oppressed?login=true|website=The Straits Times|accessdate=25 October 2017|date=25 October 2017}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable" !Awards !Category !Recipient !Result !Ref.
rowspan=3\|25th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Jury Award	Angels Wear White	{{won}}	{{cite web\|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2018-05-06/doc-ihacuuvu1401846.shtml\|title=大影节冯小刚获最佳导演杨幂拿下最受欢迎女演员\|date=6 May 2018\|website=Sina\|language=zh}}
Best Director	Vivian Qu	{{nom}}	rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=http://edu.qq.com/a/20180507/044543.htm\|title=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\|date=7 May 2018\|website=Tencent\|language=zh}}
Best Newcomer	Zhou Meijun	{{nom}}
rowspan=3\|23rd Huading Awards \|Best Film \|Angels Wear White \|{{won}} \|rowspan=3\|{{cite web\|url=http://eladies.sina.com.cn/news/star/2018-03-20/1336/doc-ifyskeuc6757543.shtml\|title=第23届华鼎奖提名：《战狼2》、《芳华》双雄逐鹿\|date=20 March 2018\|website=Sina\|language=zh}}
Best Director \| rowspan=2\|Vivian Qu \|{{nom}}
Best Screenwriter \|{{nom}}
rowspan=4\|9th China Film Director's Guild Awards \| Best Film \| Angels Wear White \| {{nom}} \| rowspan=4\|{{cite web\|url=http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20180227/43031359_0.shtml\|title=电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓吴京入围最佳导演\|date=27 February 2018\|work=ifeng\|language=zh}}{{cite web\|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2018-04-22/doc-ifznefkh4788182.shtml\|title=导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》周冬雨影后\|date=22 April 2018\|website=Sina\|language=zh}}
Best Director \| rowspan=2\|Vivian Qu \|{{won}}
Best Screenwriter \|{{nom}}
Best Actress \| Vicky Chen \|{{nom}}
rowspan=5\|12th Asian Film Awards \|Best Film \|Angels Wear White \|{{nom}} \|rowspan=5\|{{cite web\|last1=Frater\|first1=Patrick\|title=Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'\|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/asian-film-awards-2018-winners-1202729462/\|website=Variety\|date=17 March 2018}}
Best Supporting Actor \|Geng Le \|{{nom}}
Best New Director \|Vivian Qu \|{{nom}}
Best Newcomer \|Zhou Meijun \|{{nom}}
Best Original Music \|Wen Zi \|{{nom}}
rowspan=3\|54th Golden Horse Awards \|Best Feature Film \|Angels Wear White \|{{nom}} \|rowspan=3\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/awards/nw/?serach_type=award&sc=8&search_regist_year=2017&ins=46&r=en\|title=台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival\|website=www.goldenhorse.org.tw}}
Best Director \|Vivian Qu \|{{won}}
Best Leading Actress \|Vicky Chen \|{{nom}}
38th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan	Angels Wear White	{{nom}}	{{cite web \|title=Golden Scene Selection - Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations 2019 \|url=https://hkac.org.hk/calendar_detail/?u=ihNkD3fhsfA \|website=Hong Kong Arts Centre \|accessdate=11 September 2019}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|7205208|Angels Wear White}}

Category:2017 films

Category:2017 drama films

Category:Chinese drama films

Category:2010s Mandarin-language films

class="wikitable" !Awards !Category !Recipient !Result !Ref.
rowspan=3\|25th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Jury Award	Angels Wear White	{{won}}	{{cite web\|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2018-05-06/doc-ihacuuvu1401846.shtml\|title=大影节冯小刚获最佳导演杨幂拿下最受欢迎女演员\|date=6 May 2018\|website=Sina\|language=zh}}
Best Director	Vivian Qu	{{nom}}	rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=http://edu.qq.com/a/20180507/044543.htm\|title=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\|date=7 May 2018\|website=Tencent\|language=zh}}
Best Newcomer	Zhou Meijun	{{nom}}
rowspan=3\|23rd Huading Awards \|Best Film \|Angels Wear White \|{{won}} \|rowspan=3\|{{cite web\|url=http://eladies.sina.com.cn/news/star/2018-03-20/1336/doc-ifyskeuc6757543.shtml\|title=第23届华鼎奖提名：《战狼2》、《芳华》双雄逐鹿\|date=20 March 2018\|website=Sina\|language=zh}}
Best Director \| rowspan=2\|Vivian Qu \|{{nom}}
Best Screenwriter \|{{nom}}
rowspan=4\|9th China Film Director's Guild Awards \| Best Film \| Angels Wear White \| {{nom}} \| rowspan=4\|{{cite web\|url=http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20180227/43031359_0.shtml\|title=电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓吴京入围最佳导演\|date=27 February 2018\|work=ifeng\|language=zh}}{{cite web\|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2018-04-22/doc-ifznefkh4788182.shtml\|title=导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》周冬雨影后\|date=22 April 2018\|website=Sina\|language=zh}}
Best Director \| rowspan=2\|Vivian Qu \|{{won}}
Best Screenwriter \|{{nom}}
Best Actress \| Vicky Chen \|{{nom}}
rowspan=5\|12th Asian Film Awards \|Best Film \|Angels Wear White \|{{nom}} \|rowspan=5\|{{cite web\|last1=Frater\|first1=Patrick\|title=Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'\|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/asian-film-awards-2018-winners-1202729462/\|website=Variety\|date=17 March 2018}}
Best Supporting Actor \|Geng Le \|{{nom}}
Best New Director \|Vivian Qu \|{{nom}}
Best Newcomer \|Zhou Meijun \|{{nom}}
Best Original Music \|Wen Zi \|{{nom}}
rowspan=3\|54th Golden Horse Awards \|Best Feature Film \|Angels Wear White \|{{nom}} \|rowspan=3\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/awards/nw/?serach_type=award&sc=8&search_regist_year=2017&ins=46&r=en\|title=台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival\|website=www.goldenhorse.org.tw}}
Best Director \|Vivian Qu \|{{won}}
Best Leading Actress \|Vicky Chen \|{{nom}}
38th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan	Angels Wear White	{{nom}}	{{cite web \|title=Golden Scene Selection - Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations 2019 \|url=https://hkac.org.hk/calendar_detail/?u=ihNkD3fhsfA \|website=Hong Kong Arts Centre \|accessdate=11 September 2019}}