Suzhou River

Aka: Suzhou He
Director: Lou Ye
Release date: 2000
Language: Mandarin
Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)
Genre: Drama / Romance

Starring:
Xun Zhou as Meimei / Moudan
Hongshen Jia as Mardar
Zhongkai Hua as Lao B.
Anlian Yao as Boss
An Nai as Xiao Hong

Synopsis:
The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth, chaos and poverty, but also a meeting place for memories and secrets. Lou Ye, who spent his youth on the banks of the Suzhou, shows the river as a Chinese Styx, in which forgotten stories and mysteries come together. Mardar, a motorcycle courier in his mid-twenties, rides all over the city with all kinds of packages for his clients. He knows every inch and is successful thanks to the fact that he never asks questions. One day he is asked by a shady alcohol smuggler to deliver his sixteen-year-old daughter, Moudan, to her aunt. Mardar and Moudan grow fond of each other. But their tender happiness is disrupted when Moudan thinks that Mardar has kidnapped her for a ransom. She is so disappointed in him that she jumps off the bridge into the Suzhou River. Mardar is now suspected of murder. When a couple of years later he comes out of jail, he meets the dancer Meimei, an alter-ego of Moudan, and becomes fascinated by her.
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Curiosities:
Awards:
Fantasporto: Critics' Award: Lou Ye
Paris Film Festival:
Best Actress: Xun Zhou
Grand Prix: Lou Ye
Rotterdam International Film Festival: Tiger Award: Lou Ye
Viennale: FIPRESCI Prize: Lou Ye (For its realistic and documentary approach to thriller conventions, and its expressive use of narrative and cinematic structure.)
Award Nomination:
Gijón International Film Festival: Best Feature: Lou Ye

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