Duckweed (film)

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Duckweed
Duckweed Film Poster.jpg
Film poster
Chinese 乘风破浪
Directed by Han Han
Screenplay byYu Meng
Produced by Xu Zheng
Yu Meng
Li Wenwen
Starring Deng Chao
Eddie Peng
Zhao Liying
Dong Zijian
Production
company
Shanghai Professional Making Film
Distributed byShanghai Bona Media Co., Ltd.
Horgos Orange Picture Media Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • 28 January 2017 (2017-01-28)
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$151.5 million

Duckweed (Chinese :乘风破浪; lit. Ride the Winds, Break the Waves) is a 2017 Chinese drama film directed by Han Han and starring Deng Chao, Eddie Peng, Zhao Liying and Dong Zijian. [1] It was released on 28 January 2017. [2]

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Plot

The film tells the story about the reconciliation between a father and his son. Ah Lang, a youth from a small town, thinks that his father Ah Zheng never understood his occupation and life. In a fateful occurrence, he is able to experience his father's legendary and interesting life in the past.

Movie started with Xu Tailang (Deng Chao) winning the 2022 China Rally Championship as his aging father, Xu Zhengtai (Eddie Peng) watches. Following this, while taking his father for a speed drive an oncoming train crashes into the side at rear end of his car as it jumps over the railway track As he lies on the gurney being pushed along the corridor of a hospital, he sees himself transported back in time to 1998 in the town where he was born. Thus, begins his comical adventures with his young father (Eddie Peng) and the people during that time period, at the same time meeting his mother whom he has never seen in person because she committed suicide due to postpartum depression after giving birth to him. Through it all, he learns how his father lived his life then, how much he loved his mother (Zanilia Zhao), why he went to prison for six years, understands his father better and gains respect for him.

Cast

Starring
Special invitation
Special appearance
Guest appearance

Critical reception

The film received positive reviews both in China and internationally. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 83% based on reviews from six critics. [3] Maggie Lee of Variety reported "More relaxed and carefree than any of the Lunar New Year blockbusters jostling for the holiday crowd, the film is sprinkled with witty grace notes and is crowd-pleasing without being too ingratiating or idiotic." [4]

Box office

The film became one of the highest grossing Chinese films of the year, making one billion yuan in less than one month after being released. [5]

Awards and nominations

AwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
37th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan DuckweedNominated [6]
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best FilmDuckweedNominated [7]
Best DirectorHan HanNominated
Best Young DirectorNominated
Best ActorDeng ChaoNominated
Eddie PengNominated
Best ActressZhao LiyingNominated
23rd Huading Awards Best ScreenwriterHan HanNominated [8]

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