"The Party at Southern Station", Hu Ge's first large-screen transformation work. The film was shortlisted for the official competition unit of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Of the 21 films shortlisted for the official competition, only two were East Asian films, while another East Asian film, Parasite, won the Palme d'Or.
Quentin Tarantino attended the Cannes premiere of the film and was very involved in the viewing process, and shook hands with the director after the film and praised it. In an interview with Phoenix TV, he said: "I like it, I really got into the play, I watched it for the first time, the mood was a little negative, but I liked this movie the next day." ”
" The Party at Southern Station " received generally positive reviews from film critics. The average rating on the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes is 7.5/10.
