The Shadow Play (2018 film)

A Rain Cloud in the Sky
(The Shadow Play)
A Rain Cloud in the Sky; (The Shadow Play)
Chinese	风中有朵雨做的云
Directed by	Lou Ye
Written by	Qiu Yujie
Produced by	Chang Chia-lu ;
Starring	Jing Boran; Sandra Ma; Qin Hao; Song Jia; Michelle Chen;
Release date	9 November 2018 (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival);
Country	China
Languages	Mandarin; Cantonese

The Shadow Play (Chinese: 风中有朵雨做的云; literally There's cloud made from rain in the wind) is a 2018 Chinese crime drama film directed by Lou Ye.^[1] It made its world premiere in Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in 2018.

Synopsis[]

Yang Jiadong, a naive rookie cop, witnesses the Chief of Construction Committee jumping to his death from a tall building. He immediately begins investigation, but was brutally dismissed from his job and pursued by unknown enemies. He escapes to Hong Kong, where meets the daughter of the deceased victim. With the help of Xiao Ruo, Yang Jiadong continues to seek for the truth, but finds himself falling into an entrapment of love.

Cast[]

Jing Boran as Yang Jiadong
Sandra Ma as Xiao Ruo
Qin Hao as Jiang Zicheng
Song Jia as Lin Hui
Michelle Chen as Ah Yun
Zhang Songwen as Tang Yijie
Edison Chen

Awards and nominations[]

Award	Category	Recipients	Result
55th Golden Horse Awards^[2]	Best Director	Lou Ye	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Jake Pollock	Nominated
	Best Action Choreography	Bruce Law and Norman Law	Nominated
	Best Sound Effects	Fu Kang	Nominated
69th Berlin International Film Festival	CICAE Award - Panorama	Lou Ye	Nominated
69th Berlin International Film Festival	Panorama Audience Award for Fiction Film	Lou Ye	Nominated
19th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best Film	The Shadow Play	Won
	Best Director	Lou Ye	Nominated
	Best Actress	Song Jia	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Zhang Songwen	Won
11th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Director	Lou Ye	Nominated
	Best Actress	Song Jia	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Zhang Songwen	Nominated
1st Academy Award of Beijing Film Academy^[3]	Best Director	Lou Ye	Nominated
1st Academy Award of Beijing Film Academy^[3]	Best Screenplay	Ma Yingli, Qiu Yujie, Mei Feng	Nominated

References[]

^ "Top 20 most anticipated Chinese films in 2017". China.org.cn. 28 January 2017.
^ ""Shadow" leads the Golden Horse nominations". The Film Experience. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Beijing Film Academy restarts"Academy Award", Yao Chen, Zhou Dongyu and others return to his alma mater to win the award". YQQLM. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

External links[]

The Shadow Play at IMDb

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[1] "Top 20 most anticipated Chinese films in 2017". China.org.cn. 28 January 2017.

[2] ""Shadow" leads the Golden Horse nominations". The Film Experience. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[3] "Beijing Film Academy restarts"Academy Award", Yao Chen, Zhou Dongyu and others return to his alma mater to win the award". YQQLM. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

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