Old Beast

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Old Beast
Old Beast (Lao Shou ).jpg
Poster
Traditional Chinese 老獸
Simplified Chinese 老兽
Hanyu Pinyin Lǎo shòu
Directed byZhou Ziyang
Written byZhou Ziyang
Produced by Wang Xiaoshuai
Liu Xuan
Starring Tu Men
CinematographyMatthias Delvaux
Edited byLi Xinzhu
Music bySong Yuzhe
Production
company
Dongchun Films
Release dates
  • July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)(FIRST International Film Festival)
  • December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)(China)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Old Beast is a 2017 Chinese drama film written and directed by Zhou Ziyang, and produced by Wang Xiaoshuai and Liu Xuan. The story mainly takes place in the city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia. [1]

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Cast

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
54th Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actor Tu Men Won [2]
Best New Director Zhou ZiyangNominated
Best Original Screenplay Zhou ZiyangWon
Best Cinematography Matthias DelvauxNominated
FIPRESCI Prize Old BeastWon [3]
30th Tokyo International Film Festival Asian Future Special MentionZhou ZiyangWon [4]
9th Macau International Movie Festival Best Picture Old BeastNominated [5]
Best Actor Tu MenNominated
Best Writing Zhou ZiyangNominated
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best FilmOld BeastNominated [6] [7]
Best DirectorZhou ZiyangNominated
Best Young DirectorWon
Best ScreenwriterNominated
Best ActorTu MenWon

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