Night Train (2007 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Night Train

| image = Night_train_poster.jpg

| caption =

| director = Diao Yinan

| producer = Vivian Qu
Steve Chow

| writer = Diao Yinan

| starring = Liu Dan
Qi Dao

| music = Wen Zi

| cinematography = Dong Jingsong

| editing = Kong Jinglei

| studio = Fonds Sud Cinema
DViant Films

| distributor = MK2 Diffusion

| released = {{Film date|2007|05|25|Cannes}}

| runtime = 94 minutes

| country = China

| language = Mandarin

| budget =

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

| t = 夜車

| p = Yè chē}}

}}

Night Train is writer-director Diao Yinan's second feature film. Like his previous film, Uniform, Night Train takes place in Diao's home province of Shaanxi and was shot in and around Baoji.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&reviewid=VE1117933783&cs=1|title=Night Train Movie Review|author=Elley, Derek|magazine = Variety | accessdate=2008-04-20|date = 2007-05-28}}

Night Train premiered in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un Certain Regard competition and was one of only two Asian films (the other being Li Yang's Blind Mountain) in competition for an award.{{cite magazine | url = http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1218/53/ | title = Cannes is cool on Asian movies | accessdate = 2008-04-20 | date = 2007-04-20 | author = James, Alison | magazine = Variety | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080613175742/http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1218/53/ | archivedate = 2008-06-13 }} The film was produced by Diao's Beijing-based Ho-Hi Pictures with funding from French (Fonds Sud Cinema) and American (DViant Films) companies.

Plot

The film follows a young woman, Wu Hongyan (Liu Dan), who works as a prison guard who aids in the execution of female prisoners. Lonely and widowed, Wu finds herself taking the night train to a dating service in a neighboring city.

After a series of unsuccessful dates, she meets Li Jun (Qi Dao), with whom she begins a relationship. It soon becomes clear that Li Jun is hiding a secret: that he is the widower of one of Wu's executed prisoners. Li Jun is torn both by his attraction to Wu, but also his desire to exact some sort of vengeance. Wu, meanwhile, must consider her own safety in this new volatile relationship.

Cast

Liu Dan as Wu Hongyan, a widow, now working on the execution
Qi Dao as Li Jun, the husband to one of Wu's executed inmates, Li Jun and Wu embark on an unstable sexual relationship
Xu Wei as Wu's first date
Wu Yuxi as Wu's second date
Wang Zhenjia as Wu's girlfriend
Meng Haiyan as a new prisoner

Reception

=Awards and nominations=

2007 Warsaw International Film Festival
Nescafe Grand Prix{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=1061&articleid=VR1117974496&cs=1|title='Band' drums up support in Warsaw|author=Tizard, Will|magazine =Variety |date=2007-10-22|accessdate=2008-04-21}}
2008 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Best Actress — Liu Dan{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=1061&articleid=VR1117984324&cs=1|title='Intimacies' wins Buenos Aires|author=Newbery, Charles|magazine= Variety | date =2008-04-20 |accessdate=2008-04-21}}
Jury Special Prize

References

External links

{{IMDb title|id=1032941|title=Night Train}}
[http://www.dianying.com/en/title/21058 Night Train] from the Chinese Movie Database
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070705223912/http://mk2catalogue.mk2.com/fiche_film.php?currentRub=7&film_id=1169 Night Train] from distributor Mk2

Category:2007 films

Category:Chinese drama films

Category:2000s Chinese films

Category:Films directed by Diao Yinan

Category:Films set in the 2000s

Category:Films set in Shaanxi

Category:Films shot in China

Category:2000s Mandarin-language films

Category:Rail transport films

Category:2007 thriller films