A Gentle Night

A Short film of

Qiu Yang

Produced by

House on Fire

Production year2017

Runtime15 min

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Synopsis

In a nameless Chinese city, a mother searches for her missing daughter, refusing to surrender to the gentle night.

Credits

Director (1)

Qiu Yang
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Actress (1)

Shuxian Li

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : House on Fire

Foreign production company : Wild Grass Films

Film exports/foreign sales : New Europe Film Sales

Full credits (7)

Executive Producer : Vincent Wang

Screenwriter : Qiu Yang

Director of photography : Constanze Schmitt

Editor : Carlo Francisco Manatad

Sound recordists : Zhu Mei, Livia Ruzic, Mikko Aromaa

Foreign Producer : Huang Lu

Production Designer : Yinghao Shan

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Portrait
Themes : Accidents, Motherhood, News story
Production language : Chinese
Coproducer countries : France, China
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, China)
Production year : 2017
Runtime : 15 min 9 seconds
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.33
Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (3)

37 French shorts in the Netherlands

19 MARCH 2018

News in brief

4th edition of the Young French Cinema program

05 JANUARY 2018

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Selections (18)

Short Shorts Film Festival
Japan, 2019
Asia Competition
International Short Film Festival Ciudad de Soria
Spain, 2018
International Competition
Tehran International Short Film Festival
Iran, 2018
International Competition
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival
Spain, 2018
International Competition

Awards (4)

International Short Film Festival Ciudad de Soria
Spain, 2018
Prix de la meilleure photographie
TISFF
Greece, 2017
Prix de réalisation
TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada, 2017
Honourable Mention
Cannes International Film Festival
France, 2017
Palme d'Or

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