Chongqing Blues
Traditional Chinese日照重慶
Simplified Chinese日照重庆
Literal meaningChongqing sunshine
Hanyu Pinyinrìzhào chóngqìng
Directed byWang Xiaoshuai
Written byYang Yishu
Wang Xiaoshuai
Produced byHsu Hsiao-ming
Wang Xiaoshuai
Charles Law
StarringWang Xueqi
CinematographyWu Di
Edited byYang Hongyu
Fang Lei
Production
company
Tempo Films
Release date
  • 13 May 2010 (2010-05-13) (Cannes)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Chongqing Blues (Chinese: 日照重慶) is a 2010 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. It was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Lin Quanhai, a sea captain and father, returns from a six-month journey and is informed that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been shot by the police. In finding out what happened, he comes to realize that he knew little of his son. He starts journeying back to Chongqing, a city where he once lived. He begins to understand the effect that his repeated absence had on his son's life.

Cast

  • Wang Xueqi as Lin Quanhai, the father
  • Fan Bingbing as Zhu Qing
  • Qin Hao as Xiao Hao, the friend
  • Zi Yi as Lin Bo, the son
  • Li Feier as Xiao Wen, the girlfriend

References

  1. "Rizhao Chongqing (Chongqing Blues)". festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-05-13.


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