Synopse
A small coastal town in China has half-hearted ambitions to make more of its touristic potential. In one of the many, more or less interchangeable hotels along the beach, 12-year old Wen is the victim of and receptionist Mia a witness to a crime. Mia came to the town illegally and is frightened of reporting what she saw to the authorities. But she's not the only one who fears the consequences of what happened, and the net draws ever tighter around Mia and Wen. Vivian Qu's delicate neo-noir drama concentrates on the perspectives of the complex female figures to expose patriarchal structures.
Regie
Born in Peking,VIVIAN QU studied art in New York. In 2003 she returned to China, where she now produces independent films, including Black Coal, Thin Ice, the Berlinale winner in 2014. Angels Wear White is her second feature film
Info
Original Title: Jia Nian Hua
International Title: Angels Wear White
Category: Feature
Section: Asia Express
Version & Subtitles: Chinese OV with English subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Vivian Qu
Cast/Protagonists: Wen Qi, Zhou Meijun, Shi Ke, Geng Le, Liu Weiwei, Peng Jing, Wang Yuexin, Li Mengnan
Production country: China, France
Year of Production: 2017
Length: 107 min
Producer: Sean Chen
Production company: 22 Hours Films, Mandrake Films
Cinematography: Benoit Dervaux
Editor: Yang Hongyu
Music: Zi Wen
Production Design: Peng Shaoying
World Sales: Esther Devos, Wild Bunch International (bis 2022)
