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Dearest (2014 film)

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Dearest
Theatrical poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese親愛的
Simplified Chinese亲爱的
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCan Oi Dik
Southern Min
Bbánlám PìngyīmTshin Ai E
Directed byPeter Chan
Written byZhang Ji
Produced byJojo Hui
StarringZhao Wei
Huang Bo
Tong Dawei
Hao Lei
Zhang Yi
Zhang Yuqi
CinematographyShu Chou
Yang Zhenyu
Edited byDerek Hui
Music byLeon Ko
Production
companies
We Pictures Limited
China Vision Media Group
Stellar Mega Films
Stellar Mega Pictures
Enlight Pictures
Real Thing Media
HB Studio
PULIN Production Limited
Distributed byWe Entertainment
Release dates
  • 4 September 2014 (2014-09-04) (TIFF)
  • 26 September 2014 (2014-09-26) (China)
  • 13 November 2014 (2014-11-13) (Hong Kong)
Running time
130 minutes
CountriesChina
Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$54,630,000 (China domestic gross only)[1]

Dearest is a 2014 Chinese-language drama film directed by Peter Chan on kidnapping in China, based on a true story,[2] starring Zhao Wei, Huang Bo, Tong Dawei, Hao Lei, Zhang Yi and Zhang Yuqi. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

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Following years of unrelenting search, Tian Wenjun (Huang Bo) and ex-wife Lu Xiaojuan (Hao Lei) finally locate their abducted son in a remote village. After the boy is violently taken away from the village, the abductor's widow Li Hongqin (Zhao Wei) — the boy's foster mother — also loses her foster daughter to a state-owned orphanage in Shenzhen. Heartbroken, Li goes on a lone but determined journey to get her daughter back.

Theme songs

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  • "Qin'ai de Xiaohai" (亲爱的小孩; "Dear Child") sung by cast members Huang, Tong, Zhao, Zhang Yi and Hao. It was originally sung by Su Rui as the theme song of the 1985 film The Unwritten Law.
  • "Mei Yi Ci" (每一次; "Every Time") sung by Huang. It was originally sung by Zhang Hongsheng as an insert song in the 1990 TV series Kewang.
  • "Yinxing de Chibang" (隐形的翅膀; "Invisible Wings") sung by Huang and parents of missing children. It was originally sung by Angela Chang in her 2006 album Pandora.

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography for Dearest took place in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chengde.[4] It began from January 2014 and concluded on 18 April 2014.

Portraying a rural mother, Zhao Wei spoke the Lower Yangtze Mandarin dialect (the predominant dialect in her hometown of Wuhu) rather than Standard Mandarin in the film.[5]

Accolades

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List of awards and nominations
Award Category Nominee Result
58th London Film Festival Best Film Nominated
51st Golden Horse Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
10th Chinese American Film Festival Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
15th Huading Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Peter Chan Nominated
Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Won
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
34th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Peter Chan Nominated
Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
4th Chinese Cinephilia Society Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
9th Asian Film Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
5th China Youth Film Magazine Poll Top Ten Pictures Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
Best Actress Hao Lei Nominated
5th Douban.com Movie Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
Hao Lei Won
6th China Film Director's Guild Awards Special Jury Prize Won
22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Picture Won
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
11th Guangzhou Student Film Festival Most Popular Director Peter Chan Won
16th Huading Awards Best Picture Won
Best Director Peter Chan Won
Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
15th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Picture Nominated
Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Hao Lei Nominated
30th Golden Rooster Awards Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Zhang Yi Won
33rd Hundred Flowers Awards Best Director Peter Chan Nominated
Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Zhang Yi Nominated
Best New Performer Li Yiqian Nominated

See also

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  • Lost and Love – another film dealing with child kidnapping in China

References

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  1. ^ "Weekly box office 20/10/2014 - 26/10/2014". english.entgroup.cn. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ "《亲爱的小孩》本月开拍定档国庆". Shenyang Evening Post. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ 陈可辛《亲爱的小孩》热拍 赵薇村姑形象土掉渣 Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine 1905.com 18 April 2014
  5. ^ 《亲爱的》赵薇演农村妇女飙安徽方言 Sina.com 10 August 2014
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