Still Life (2006)
San xia hao ren (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 1h 51min
- Drama
- 16 Nov 2006 (Hong Kong)
- Movie
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
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- 15 wins & 14 nominations.
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Cast
| Tao Zhao | ... |
Shen Hong
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Zhou Lan | ... |
Huang Mao
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| Sanming Han | ... |
Sanming
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Lizhen Ma | ... |
Missy Ma
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Hongwei Wang | ... |
Wang Dongming
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Kai Chen |
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Ronghu Chen |
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Jian Chieng |
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Chuanan Fang |
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Zhongming He |
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Yong Huang |
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Deping Jiang |
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Shiping Jiang |
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Tianyah Lan |
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Bin Li |
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Fengmin Li |
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Jingsheng Li |
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Lunshuang Li |
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Yougzhong Li |
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Younghu Li |
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Zhubin Li |
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Changqiao Liu |
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Ping Liu |
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Xiaomao Long |
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Qiang Lu |
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Mingwang Luo |
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Xiang Ma |
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Jianlin Pan |
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Zhugui Qian |
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Changxiu Tan |
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Ling Tang |
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Jiquan Tian |
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Jianghong Wang |
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Qingsung Wang |
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Shengfu Wei |
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Haiyu Xiang |
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Longzhen Yang |
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Shengtao Yang |
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Daiqi Yu |
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Shengquan Zhang |
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Zuoping Zhang |
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Lin Zhou |
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Jicheng Zhu |
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Yong Zhung |
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Xiaoping Zou |
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Directed by
| Jia Zhang-ke | ... | (as Zhangke Jia) |
Written by
| Jia Zhang-ke | ... | (screenplay) (as Zhangke Jia) |
| Na Guan | ... | () |
| Jiamin Sun | ... | () |
Produced by
| Bo Dan | ... | executive producer |
| Chow Keung | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Ning Ren | ... | associate producer |
| Zhonglun Ren | ... | executive producer |
| Tianyan Wang | ... | producer |
| Tianyun Wang | ... | executive producer |
| Pengle Xu | ... | producer |
| Wang Yu | ... | producer |
| Jia Zhang-ke | ... | co-producer (as Zhangke Jia) |
| Jiong Zhu | ... | executive producer / producer |
Music by
| Giong Lim | ||
Cinematography by
| Nelson Lik-wai Yu | ... | (as Lik Wai Yu) |
Editing by
| Jinlei Kong | ... | (as Jing Lei Kong) |
Editorial Department
| Jia Zhang | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Liang Jingdong | ... | (as Jing Dong Liang) |
| Qiang Liu | ||
Art Department
| Xudong Lin | ... | artistic consultant |
Sound Department
| Sona Balam | ... | re-recording mixer |
| You Wang | ... | sound designer |
| Yang Zhang | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Eddy Wong | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Victor Wong | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Location Management
| Jin-Sheng Li | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Yu Feng | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Richard Lormand | ... | publicist: international |
| Tony Rayns | ... | English subtitles |
| Ting Wang | ... | production accountant |
Thanks
| Lin Li | ... | thanks |
| Hongbing Tang | ... | thanks |
| Cheng Wang | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Xstream Pictures
- Shanghai Film Studio (in association with)
Distributors
- Mongrel Media (2006) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Lucky Red (2006) (Italy)
- A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Ad Vitam Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
- Delphi Filmverleih Produktion (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- NonStop Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 791 Cine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (2008) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- BFI Video (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Mongrel Media (2008) (Canada) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Big World Pictures (2020) (United States) (subtitled)
- Intercinema Art Agency (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Tribeca Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Against the backdrop of the mammoth Three Gorges Dam engineering project in the declining city of Fengjie, a poor mine worker from Shanxi, Sanming, arrives in the dilapidated town in the hope of finding his unknown daughter and his ex-wife, Missy Ma, who left him nearly 16 years ago. But in the meantime, a nurse from Taiyuan, Shen Hong, also comes to Fengjie in search of her husband who's been missing for almost two years. Though Shen and Sanming are two perfect strangers, their parallel quests for their beloved missing ones signify the urgency to retrieve what lies hidden in the past, as man is dwarfed by an ever-changing landscape which threatens to bury one's memories deep under water. Written by Nick Riganas |
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Box Office
| Budget | CNY10,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ranked second in French film magazine Cahiers du cinéma's top 10 list of the best pictures of 2007, tied with Inland Empire (2006) and Death Proof (2007). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features A Better Tomorrow (1986). See more » |
| Quotes |
Brother Mark:
You're a nostalgist. Shen Hong: We can't forget who we are. See more » |