Mountain Cry

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{{Infobox film

| name = Mountain Cry

| image = Mountain Cry poster.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = Poster

| director = Larry Yang

| producer = Ellen Eliasoph
Victoria Hon

| writer =

| screenplay = Larry Yang

| story =

| based_on = {{based on|Mountain Cry|Ge Shuiping}}

| narrator =

| starring = Nick Wang
Lang Yueting

| music = Nicolas Errèra

| cinematography =

| editing =

| studio = Village Roadshow Pictures Asia Ltd
Beijing Hairun Pictures Co Ltd

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|10|10|BIFF}}

| runtime = 107 minutes

| country = China

| language = Mandarin

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Mountain Cry ({{lang-zh|喊山}}) is a 2015 Chinese drama film directed by Larry Yang.{{cite web |url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/hairun-and-roadshow-team-up-for-mountain-cry|title= Hairun and Roadshow team up for Mountain Cry|author= Kevin Ma|date= October 8, 2014|accessdate= October 8, 2014|work= Film Business Asia}}{{cite web |url= http://movie.douban.com/subject/26106958/|title= 喊·山 (2015)|accessdate= October 6, 2015|work= movie.douban.com|publisher= douban.com|language= Chinese}} The film is based on the novel of the same title by Ge Shuiping.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4170472/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl "Mountain Cry (2015)"]. IMDb. Retrieved 4 October 2016

Synopsis

Set in a remote village, the story begins with the sudden death of a husband and father whose family is new to the village's tight-knit traditional community. In the aftermath of that tragic event, the villagers come to know and understand the man's widow, a mysterious mute with a story to tell and the power to tell it wordlessly.

Cast

  • Lang Yueting as Hong Xia
  • Wang Ziyi as Han Chong
  • Cheng Taishen
  • Yu Ailei as La Hong
  • Guo Jin
  • Xu Caigen as Qi Liu
  • Zhao Chendong
  • Li Siying

Production

Production started in early October 2014 and principal photography took place in Shanxi.

Release

The film was the closing film at the 20th Busan International Film Festival.{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/mountain-cry-review-busan-film-festival-1201615142/|title= Busan Film Review: 'Mountain Cry'|author= Justin Chang|date= October 10, 2015|accessdate= October 10, 2015|work= variety.com}}

Reception

=Critical response=

Justin Chang of Variety called the film a "forceful small-town melodrama [that] offers a sweeping indictment of human vindictiveness."

References

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