Unrated, dir: Zhao Jisong (He Jian Jun)
95 min / colour / Mandarin
1999
Independent Chinese filmmaker Zhao Jisong (an assumed name for He Jian Jun, who works outside the state-sanctioned industry) co-wrote and directed this stylishly spare drama. After a lawyer is raped, she hires a cab driver to help her track down the passenger who committed the crime. The cabbie soon finds himself attracted to the attorney, as well as a hairdresser he's long had his eye on. Neither affection is returned, and the driver's frustrations begin to mount.
Sun Fengying - Female taxi driver
Lin Peng - Lawyer
Zhao Yunyun - Hairdresser
Crew:
directed by: Zhao Jisong
written by: Zhao Jisong, You Ni
cinematography: Liu Jiang
sound: Song Qin
editing: Jing Liu Xiao
music: Roeland Dol
produced by: Göteborg Film Festival Fund,Hubert Bals Fund, Moskito Film, Yan Chen Productions
The film received its world premiere at the 1999 Rotterdam Film Festival.
VICTOR E. NIEUWENHUIJS
&
MAARTJE SEYFERTH