Falling Flowers

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Falling Flowers
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Traditional Chinese 蕭紅
Simplified Chinese 萧红
Hanyu Pinyin Xiāo Hóng
Directed by Huo Jianqi
Written byYi Fuhai
Su Xiaowei
Produced byZhang Zhe
Yi Fuhai
Zhao Haicheng
Starring Song Jia
Huang Jue
Jaco Zhang
Wang Renjun
CinematographyShi Luan
Edited byYu Xi
Music byShu Nan
Production
companies
Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee Publicity Department
Harbin Municipal Committee Publicity Department
China Film
Heilongjiang Provincial Broadcasting Film & TV Office
Talent International Film
China Movie Channel [1]
Distributed byChina Film Group Corporation
Release dates
  • 24 May 2012 (2012-05-24)(Beijing)
  • 20 June 2012 (2012-06-20)(SIFF)
  • 8 March 2013 (2013-03-08)(China)
Running time
120 minutes
Country China
LanguageMandarin

Falling Flowers is a 2012 Chinese biographical drama film directed by Huo Jianqi and written by Yi Fuhai and Su Xiaowei. It stars Song Jia, Huang Jue, Jaco Zhang, and Wang Renjun. The film premiered at the 2012 Shanghai International Film Festival, and released in China on March 8, 2013.

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Cast

Production

On August 4, 2011, in the Great Hall of the People, the China Film Group Corporation announced that Wang Luodan had joined the cast as Xiao Hong, but Wang was too busy, she refused to accept the role. [2] On January 4, 2012, Song Jia was cast as Xiao Hong. [3]

Filming took place in Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, Shenyang, Jilin, Wuhan, Chongqing, and Hong Kong. [4] [5]

Release

The film premiered in Beijing on May 24, 2012 with wide-release in China on the International Women's Day. [6]

In spite of the praise for the lead actress Song Jia's performance as Xiao Hong, the film received generally mix reviews. The Hollywood Reporter describes the film as "highly poetic, but lacks drama and warmth." [7]

Accolades

DateAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultNotes
2010 Xia Yan AwardBest ScreenplayYi Fuhai, Su XiaoweiWon [8]
201215th Shanghai International Film Festival Best Feature Film Nominated [9]
Best Cinematography Shi LuanWon
Five One Project AwardWon [10]
55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best ActressSong JiaNominated [11]
201329th Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress Song JiaWon [12]
Best CinematographyShi LuanNominated
Best Animation Lü FengNominated
15th Huabiao Awards Outstanding FilmNominated
Outstanding DirectorHuo JianqiNominated
Outstanding Actress Song JiaNominated
Chinese American Film Festival Best ActressSong JiaWon [13]
2014 China Film Directors' Guild Best FilmNominated [14]
Best DirectorHuo JianqiNominated [14]
Best ActorHuang JueNominated [14]
Best ActressSong JiaNominated [14]
Best ScreenplayYi Fuhai, Su XiaoweiNominated [14]
Vancouver Chinese Film Festival Best ActressSong JiaWon [15]
Best DirectorHuo JianqiWon [15]

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