Trinity Film: In Love We Trust
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| In Love We Trust | |
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| Directed by | Wang Xiaoshuai |
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| Produced by |
Isabelle Glachant Huang Bin |
| Written by | Wang Xiaoshuai |
| Starring |
Liu Weiwei Zhang Jiayi Cheng Taisheng Yu Nan |
| Music by | Dou Wei |
| Cinematography | Wu Di |
| Editing by | Yang Hongyu |
| Distributed by | Films Distribution |
| Release date(s) |
Berlin: February 8, 2008 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese |
| IMDb • Allmovie | |
In Love We Trust (Chinese: 左右; pinyin: Zuǒ yòu; literally “left, right”") is a 2008 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. Originally rumored to premiere at both the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, the film eventually missed both festivals ultimately premiering at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival. It is alternatively named known by its literal English translation, Left Right.
The film was picked up for international distribution by the Paris-based company Films Distribution.
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[edit] Cast
- Liu Weiwei as Mei Zhu, the mother
- Zhang Jiayi as Xiao Lu, the Father
- Cheng Taisheng as Xie Huaicai, Mei Zhu’s second husband, the stepfather
- Yu Nan as Dong Fan, Xiao Lu’s second wife, the stepmother
- Zhang Chuqian as Hehe, the daughter
- Gao Yuanyuan as school teacher
[edit] Plot
The film follows a divorced couple living in modern-day China who discover that their daughter is dying of leukemia. Doctors inform them, however, that the child can only be saved with stem cells from an umbilical cord of a sibling.
Unfortunately both parents have since remarried. The film follows the emotional strain that this development brings to both marriages.
[edit] Release
In Love We Trust was originally scheduled for a release in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival along with actor-director’s Jiang Wen’s The Sun Also Rises. Ultimately both films failed to make the festival. Sources stated that In Love We Trust was officially delayed due to bureaucratic red tape, as it awaited examination by the Chinese Film Bureau.[1]
The film missed another opportunity to premiere at a major international film festival when it failed to debut at the Venice Film Festival in August 2007. This time, the reason for dropping out was not bureaucratic, but rather due to the fact that post-production editing had not yet been completed.[2]
In late 2007, it was announced that In Love We Trust would premiere in the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival where it would compete for the Golden Bear.[3] The film would ultimately go on to win the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay in Berlin, with the Golden Bear going to the Brazilian film Tropa de Elite.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ “”Sun Also Rise” drops from Cannes lineup”. CRIENGLISH.com. 2007-04-21. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/21/content_6007303.htm. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
- ^ “”Left Right” Misses Venice Film Festival”. CRIENGLISH.com. 2007-07-20. http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/20/. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
- ^ Meza, Ed (2007-12-10). “Berlin unveils first competition films”. Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=1061&articleid=VR1117977420&cs=1. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ Hickley, Catherine (2008-02-16). “Brazilian Film `Elite Squad’ Wins Top Berlin Award”. Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
[edit] External links
- In Love We Trust at the Internet Movie Database
- In Love We Trust at Allmovie
- In Love We Trust at the Chinese Movie Database
- In Love We Trust from distributor Films Distribution