Che si shi si (2001)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Dayyan Eng

Writer:

Dayyan Eng (writer)

Genre:

Short | Drama

Plot:

On the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers encounter highway robbers. |

Plot Keywords:

Bus Driver | Bus | Passenger | Robbery | Based On True Story

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Beibi Gong	...	The Bus Driver
Chao Wu	...	The Young Man
Qiang Li	...	Short Bandit
Kui Zhou	...	Tall Bandit
Qing Sun	...	Policeman #1
Jianxin Zhang	...	Policeman #2

Also Known As:

Bus 44 (International: English title)

Runtime:

11 min

Country:

Hong Kong | USA

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Company:

Colordance Pictures

Trivia:

"Bus 44" was the first Chinese short film to win an award in the history of Venice Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. "Bus 44" was the first-ever Chinese short film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight.

Gripping short film

I was looking for more on this director after recently seeing his terrific feature length film "Waiting Alone". When I came across "Bus 44" I realized why there was such buzz about this short, and why it won so many prizes internationally! Though "Bus 44" is very different from "Waiting Alone" in style and content, it makes clear why this Dayyan Eng (aka "Wu Shixian") is recognized as a gifted writer and director. I won't go into details about the story--so that the subtle impact of the ending is not lessened--but just be ready to be surprised. Excellent acting by all the leads, especially the lovely Ms. Gong Beibi, and by the young man in the film, Wu Chao. Now that I've seen this, I trying to track down a copy of Director Eng's earlier award-winning short film "East 22nd Street" -- but I haven't had any luck yet. :-(