Chongqing Blues

2010 Chinese film

Chongqing Blues

Traditional Chinese| 日照重慶
Simplified Chinese| 日照重庆
Literal meaning| Chongqing sunshine
Hanyu Pinyin| rìzhào chóngqìng
Directed by| Wang Xiaoshuai
Written by| Yang Yishu
Wang Xiaoshuai
Produced by| Hsu Hsiao-ming
Wang Xiaoshuai
Charles Law
Starring| Wang Xueqi
Cinematography| Wu Di
Edited by| Yang Hongyu
Fang Lei

Production
company

Tempo Films

Release date

* 13 May 2010 (2010-05-13) (Cannes)

Running time

| 110 minutes
Country| China
Language| Mandarin

Chongqing Blues (Chinese: 日照重慶) is a 2010 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. It was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

## Plot

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Lin Quanhai, a sea captain and father, returns from a six-month journey and is informed that his 25-year-old son Lin Bo has been shot by the police. In finding out what happened, he comes to realize that he knew little of his son. He starts journeying back to Chongqing, a city where he once lived. He begins to understand the effect that his repeated absence had on his son's life.

## Cast

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* Wang Xueqi as Lin Quanhai, the father
* Fan Bingbing as Zhu Qing
* Qin Hao as Xiao Hao, the friend
* Ziyi Wang as Lin Bo, the son
* Li Feier as Xiao Wen, the girlfriend

## References

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1. ^ "Rizhao Chongqing (Chongqing Blues)". festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-05-13.

## External links

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* Chongqing Blues at IMDb
* Cannes press kit

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Films directed by Wang Xiaoshuai

* The Days (1993)
* Frozen (1997)
* So Close to Paradise (1998)
* The House (1999)
* Beijing Bicycle (2001)
* Drifters (2003)
* Shanghai Dreams (2005)
* In Love We Trust (2008)
* Chongqing Blues (2010)
* 11 Flowers (2011)
* Red Amnesia (2014)
* So Long, My Son (2019)

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