Poster of Strangers
Guangzhou Daily News (All-media reporter Huang An) Recently, the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival officially released the list of shortlisted films, and the Cantonese film "Stranger" was shortlisted for the "Asian Future" competition unit, which was recognized internationally. At the same time, the 24-year-old young director Jigme Narima's feature film debut "One and Four" was also successfully shortlisted, and will compete for the "Golden Kirin" Best Picture Award along with other finalists in the main competition section of this year's Tokyo International Film Festival.
"Stranger" tells the story of Uncle Lao Jia and young girl Xiao Qi, who met in a small northern city, and the two came to a foreign country to become neighbors because of their different life circumstances. From the beginning of the relationship between the two people to the friendship that seems to be like family affection, it stems from the glimmer of human nature, and it is this glimmer that warms the original dark atrium of the two people a little bit, allowing them to regain their confidence in life. The film is produced by Shenzhen Moon Film Co., Ltd., directed by Da Fei, supervised by Mei Feng, with Bai Xiaobai as the producer, and Starring Luo Sang Qunpei, Zhang Zimu, Liu Lu and so on. It is reported that the film received support and help from the Guangdong Script Supermarket and the Guangdong Film Script Incubation Center from the script to the shooting.
The movie "One and Four" is adapted from the short story of the same name by writer Jiang Yangcai Rang, which tells the story of the ranger's wooden house and breaks into three uninvited guests. This is a film that combines various genre elements such as western, police, and suspense, with quasi-industrial production standards and mature film techniques. It is reported that the film was assisted by the Guangdong Script Supermarket and the Guangdong Film Service Platform during the filming process. In addition to being shortlisted for the Best Film Award at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, "One and Four" has also received attention at the 2020 Shanghai International Film Festival Venture Capital Conference and the 2021 Beijing International Film Festival.
It is reported that this year's Tokyo International Film Festival will be held from October 30 to November 8.