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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External links
- {{IMDb title|4170472}}
Category:Films based on Chinese novels
Category:Films set in the 1980s
Category:Films directed by Larry Yang
Category:2010s Mandarin-language films
Category:Films scored by Nicolas Errèra
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