Beijing News (Reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On September 24, the movie "Nujiang" officially had its world premiere as the opening film of the 8th Pingyao International Film Festival. The film was also shortlisted for the Hidden Dragon section of the film exhibition. The newly released trailer and poster present the film's anxious and cruel realistic background. In the trailer, Lao Hu pursues the truth about his daughter's death, which also reveals the pain of existence of border women who are entangled in violence and crime as they grow up. The pilot poster released at the same time focuses on the plight of the little people on the border and the power of mutual redemption. The film is produced by Jia Zhangke , written and directed by Liu Juan, with Jiang Hao and Zhao Jing as chief producers, Wang Yanhui , Deng Enxi starring, Yang Haoyu special starring, Wang Qiang , Lu Xingchen, He Peng , Huang Tian, and Yang Yiwei, starring, it tells the story of a father who lost his daughter in pursuit of the truth, about understanding and tolerance. The movie will be released in theaters nationwide in 2024.
In the preview of the movie "Nujiang", Lao Hu pursues the truth about his daughter's death. In the trailer of
, after Lao Hu (played by Wang Yanhui) learned that his daughter fell off a cliff and committed suicide, he rushed back to his hometown to explore the truth. However, when he found Ji Hong (played by Deng Enxi), a girl who had had an affair with his daughter, he discovered more secrets. As a result of the cruel crime, the young girl was forced to be involved in the border crime whirlpool. As the dialogue says, "There are too many female dolls who come here to play, and nine out of ten of them will not be able to go back." Many local women have fallen into shocking criminal traps, living in other places with unpredictable fates. Lao Hu and Ji Hong fled across the border. How many unknown secret pains and violent crimes were hidden under the dense vegetation in the Nu River Basin? How will women fight against the "law of the jungle" and change their fate?
follows the footsteps of his father, Lao Hu, in searching for the truth. Through this self-redemptive father-daughter relationship, the film re-examines the meaning of life and family. It also shows the stories of three women and provides a perspective on women's past, present and future. From the pilot trailer, it can be seen that Ji Hong, played by Deng Enxi, uncovers the scars of the past, escapes with Lao Hu, learns the Lisu people's unique skill of "going up the knife mountain", and tries to change and control his own destiny. In the view of director Liu Juan, in the turbulent social tide, personal destiny is the world, chivalry and courage have long been injected into daily life, and how to resist violence is the "heroic moment" for ordinary women.
The pilot poster focuses on the plight of the little people on the border and the power of mutual redemption.
The movie "Nujiang" is the second feature film written and directed by Liu Juan. As a female creator, Liu Juan completed doctoral research on women's art at Columbia University in New York from 2018 to 2020. Her thoughts on the plight and future of women's fate are also rooted in movies. Liu Juan once worked as a volunteer teacher in the Nujiang River Basin in Yunnan and came into contact with hundreds of left-behind families. She found that "facing violence and dealing with violence problems" is an unavoidable experience for women in these families when they grow up, and adolescent girls have different attitudes toward violence. Attitude greatly affects her life. Therefore, Liu Juan wrote the script of "Nujiang" based on this experience and knowledge, integrating the author's thinking on the basis of reality, and fully mobilizing the spatial environment of the Nujiang basin such as mountains, forests, and raging waves, making it a language that participates in the narrative and draws attention. The audience focuses on the interaction between the characters' external environment and the inner world, witnessing their eventual awakening in the crisis-ridden nature.
editor, Wu Longzhen
proofreader, Zhai Yongjun
