𓃡 Cannes Film Festival 2024 - Grand Prize of the Un Certain Regard, Golden Palm Dog Jury Award
𓃡 Chinese sixth-generation director Guan Hu's "New Departure"
𓃡 Eddie Pang's subversive portrayal of a rehabilitated person!
In 2008, Erlang, just released from prison, returned to his hometown - a small northwestern town with stray dogs everywhere. Erlang joined the dog-catching team to make a living. In a transportation accident, Erlang saved a stray black dog and kept it. In the process of getting along with the black dog, a deep affection was formed between the man and the dog, and a new life was started in mutual redemption.
The film was selected for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for its global premiere and won the Grand Prize in the Un Certain Regard section and the Golden Palm Dog Jury Award.
Director: Guan Hu
Cast: Eddie Peng, Tong Liya, Jia Zhangke
 | About the Director Guan Hu, graduated from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy. Along with Jia Zhangke and Wang Xiaoshuai, he is a representative figure of China's sixth generation of directors. His works are sharp and avant-garde, with strong humanistic care and realistic criticism, and his audio-visual skills are proficient and unique. His representative works include the movies "Cow", "Mr.Six" and "The Eight Hundred". | |