The crime suspense film "The End of the Road" directed by young director Wan Di landed in theaters nationwide on May 15 to meet the audience. "The End of the Road" starring Ning Hengyu, Yue Xin, Wu Hong, Yu Hongyang, Li Moqi, Fu Lei, Zhang Yuti, Yuan Chuanhang, Wei Hua, is the feature film debut of director Wan Di, and has previously been selected for the 2021 FIRST Film Festival Film Market Industry Screening Unit, and has received a lot of praise in terms of play expression, audio-visual style, production level, etc.
The movie "The End of the Road" tells the story of Liang Chen (played by Ning Hengyu), who served as a community security guard after graduating from the police academy, and was accidentally involved in a foggy murder case, and he had to follow the footsteps of the victim girl Cui Xi (played by Yue Xin) before her death, peel back the cocoon, and trace back the key moment of the tragedy. Liang Chen inadvertently discovered that Cui Xi's murder seems to be inextricably linked to the death of his good brother Liu Jie (played by Yuan Chuanhang) ten years ago. As the investigation deepens, a battle between light and darkness slowly unfolds. The film uses the technique of ontological reasoning, integrating various elements such as girlfriend love, underground love, entering the house, and snooping, while exploring the dark side of human nature, it also shows a self-redemption of the soul. The film leads the audience to retrace the ins and outs of the case, and participate in the investigation together. In the process of immersive pursuit of the murderer, peel off the cocoon and follow the protagonist on a detective journey.
The trailer released by the filmmaker whetted the audience's appetite at the beginning, Cui Xi, a white-collar woman who lived alone, died, and the cold corpse was waiting for forensic identification. Then the ex-boyfriend, underground lover, girlfriend, beauty salon female owner and other main characters took turns to appear, the blackmail of the scumbag ex-boyfriend, the meaningful blessing of the underground secret lover, the threat of the employer, the surprise and alienation of the girlfriend, it seems that each character has an ulterior secret, giving the audience the feeling of being a villain. Who is the real murderer? What exactly was the cause of Cui Xi's death? The missing faces in the photos on the wall and the sudden flames of fire fill the sense of suspense in an instant. For a moment, the truth became confusing. In the second half of the trailer, the conflict and contest are headed, as well as the inner struggles of each character, and the love and hatred between the characters are vividly displayed. "Will we never be able to let go of the past and start over?" The question of the heroine Cui Xi in the trailer echoes the title of the movie. At the end of the trailer, people shed tears of remorse, fear, despair, and sadness, which also indicates that once you enter the game, there is no possibility of starting over.
In the past two years, domestic suspense dramas have been produced frequently, and some young directors have also emerged with suspense dramas. However, there are relatively few domestic suspense movies with good reputation, and the reason is that the creation of suspense movies is more difficult than that of dramas, and in a relatively shorter duration, it is necessary to complete many tasks such as plot foreshadowing, reasoning, setting interference, and reversal. "The End of the Road" from script development to filming took only 50 days, facing the pressure of production costs and time, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the new creative team. But judging from the word-of-mouth gained by the previous FIRST industry screenings, "The End of the Road" has exceeded everyone's expectations. The film has strong events to watch, the story rhythm is stable, the relationship between the characters is excellent, although the leading actors have no celebrities, but the acting skills of all the members are online, and the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the people in the game are perfectly presented to the audience, and the performance is fresh and vivid. From some details of the setting, it can also be seen that the intention of the creation, such as the names of the male and female protagonists "morning" and "evening", on the one hand, it indicates that the two are not at the right time, and can only meet for a short time, and at the same time, it also hints at the different fate and future of the male and female protagonists.
The crime suspense movie "The End of the Road" is produced by Shenzhen Kaigao Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd., co-produced by Xiamen Liuguang Culture Media Co., Ltd., directed by Wan Di, Huang Wei, Lian Zhi outstanding character, Gao Yuhui as the producer, Ning Hengyu, Yue Xin, Wu Hong, Yu Hongyang, Li Moyang, Fu Lei, Zhang Yuti, Yuan Chuanhang, Wei Hua, etc., starring the film, the film was released nationwide on May 15.