Stars
Yun Tang
Peiqi Liu
Hong Chen
Zhiwen Wang
Kaige Chen
Qiang Chen
Qing Zhang
Kim Hye-ri
Bing Liu
Chuanyun Li
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Yun Tang | Character: Liu Xiaochun
Actor: Peiqi Liu | Character: Liu Cheng
Actor: Hong Chen | Character: Lili
Actor: Zhiwen Wang | Character: Prof. Jiang
Actor: Kaige Chen | Character: Prof. Yu Shifeng
Actor: Qiang Chen | Character: Hui
Actor: Qing Zhang | Character: Lin Yu
Actor: Kim Hye-ri | Character: Prof. Yoo's Wife
Actor: Bing Liu | Character: Debao
Actor: Chuanyun Li | Character: Tang Rong
Actor: Ru-Yun Tang | Character: Actress
Actor: Haiyan Zhang | Character: Child's mother
[Directors Group]
Name: Kaige Chen | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Kaige Chen | Role: Writer
Name: Xiaolu Xue | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Hong Chen | Role: Producer
Name: Kaige Chen | Role: Producer
Name: Lee Joo-Ick | Role: Producer
Name: Bolun Li | Role: Producer
Name: Ernst Etchie Stroh | Role: Producer
Name: Xiaoming Yan | Role: Producer
Name: Buting Yang | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Lin Zhao | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jiongqiu Jin | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Hyung Koo Kim | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Ying Zhou | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Jiuping Cao | Role: Production Designer
Name: Luyi Liu | Role: Production Designer
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Yeong-su Ha | Role: Costume Designer
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Feng Feng | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lei Shui | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Roy Braverman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Danrong Wang | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nan Zhao | Role: Sound Department
[Music Department]
Name: Roy Braverman | Role: Music Department
Name: Drew DeAscentis | Role: Music Department
Name: Chuanyun Li | Role: Music Department
Name: Wei Tung | Role: Music Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Bob Buchholz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rong Tang | Role: Additional Crew
[Thanks]
Name: Michael Stewart Grant | Role: Thanks
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332639/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Canada: September 10, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 22, 2002 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Spain: September 25, 2002 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
South Korea: March 14, 2003
United States: April 4, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Turkey: April 12, 2003 (Istanbul Film Festival)
Japan: April 26, 2003 (Tokyo)
Hong Kong: May 1, 2003
Turkey: May 2, 2003
United States: May 30, 2003 (limited)
United States: June 13, 2003
Russia: June 21, 2003 (Moscow Film Festival)
Switzerland: July 10, 2003 (German speaking region)
Germany: July 17, 2003
Netherlands: July 31, 2003
Sweden: August 1, 2003
Denmark: August 15, 2003 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Austria: September 5, 2003
Israel: September 6, 2003 (premiere)
Australia: September 11, 2003
Israel: September 11, 2003
Belgium: September 17, 2003
Spain: October 3, 2003
Mexico: October 3, 2003
Norway: October 18, 2003 (Bergen International Film Festival)
Greece: October 24, 2003
Vietnam: November 7, 2003
Argentina: November 20, 2003
Italy: November 21, 2003
Norway: November 21, 2003
Denmark: November 27, 2003
Finland: December 12, 2003
United Kingdom: December 12, 2003
France: December 17, 2003
Taiwan: March 5, 2004 (limited)
Czech Republic: November 18, 2004 (Brno Film Festival)
Hungary: February 3, 2005
Russia: June 22, 2007 (TV release)
Awards
Winner | 2002 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Seashell | Best Director | Kaige Chen, Together
Winner | 2002 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Seashell | Best Actor | Peiqi Liu, Together
Nominee | 2002 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Kaige Chen, Together
Winner | 2003 | Huabiao Film Awards | Huabiao Film Award | Outstanding Actor | Peiqi Liu, Together
Winner | 2003 | Golden Phoenix Awards, China | Golden Phoenix Award | Male Actor in a Motion Picture | Zhiwen Wang, Together
Nominee | 2002 | Golden Rooster Awards | Golden Rooster | Best Actor | Peiqi Liu, Together
Winner | 2002 | Golden Rooster Awards | Golden Rooster | Best Supporting Actor | Zhiwen Wang, Together
Winner | 2002 | Golden Rooster Awards | Golden Rooster | Best Director | Kaige Chen, Together | Tied with Yazhou Yang for _Meili de dajiao (2002)_.
Winner | 2002 | Golden Rooster Awards | Golden Rooster | Best Editing | Ying Zhou, Together
Nominee | 2002 | Golden Rooster Awards | Golden Rooster | Best Music | Lin Zhao, Together
Nominee | 2002 | Golden Rooster Awards | Golden Rooster | Best Sound | Danrong Wang, Together
Nominee | 2004 | Hong Kong Film Awards | Hong Kong Film Award | Best Asian Film | Together | China.
Winner | 2003 | Hundred Flowers Awards | Hundred Flowers Award | Best Supporting Actor | Zhiwen Wang, Together
Nominee | 2004 | Golden Trailer Awards | Golden Trailer | Best Foreign | Together
Winner | 2003 | Florida Film Festival | Audience Award | Best International Feature Film | Kaige Chen, Together
Winner | 2003 | Tribeca Film Festival | Audience Award | Kaige Chen, Together
Nominee | 2003 | Huabiao Film Awards | Huabiao Film Award | Outstanding Actress | Hong Chen, Together
Winner | 2003 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention | Kaige Chen, Together
Nominee | 2003 | Huabiao Film Awards | Huabiao Film Award | Outstanding Director | Kaige Chen, Together
Nominee | 2003 | Chinese Film Media Awards | China Film Media Award | Best Director - Mainland China | Kaige Chen, Together
Nominee | 2003 | Chinese Film Media Awards | China Film Media Award | Best Actor - Mainland China | Peiqi Liu, Together
Nominee | 2003 | Chinese Film Media Awards | China Film Media Award | Best Actor - Mainland China | Zhiwen Wang, Together
Winner | 2003 | Beijing Student Film Festival | Special Jury Award | Kaige Chen, Together
Winner | 2003 | Golden Phoenix Awards, China | Golden Phoenix Award | Female Actor in a Motion Picture | Hong Chen, Together
Nominee | 2002 | Golden Rooster Awards | Golden Rooster | Best Film | Kaige Chen, Together
Winner | 2003 | Huabiao Film Awards | Huabiao Film Award | Outstanding Film | Kaige Chen, Together
Nominee | 2003 | Hundred Flowers Awards | Hundred Flowers Award | Best Actress | Hong Chen, Together
Nominee | 2003 | Hundred Flowers Awards | Hundred Flowers Award | Best Actor | Peiqi Liu, Together
Nominee | 2003 | Hundred Flowers Awards | Hundred Flowers Award | Best Film | Together
Nominee | 2003 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Grand Prize | Best Film | Kaige Chen, Together
Nominee | 2002 | Golden Kite Awards (China) | Golden Kite | Best Film | Together
Nominee | 2002 | Golden Kite Awards (China) | Golden Kite | Best Leading Actor | Peiqi Liu, Together
Box Office
Argentina: USD 5293
Australia: USD 189462
Germany: USD 36271
Spain: USD 60384
France: USD 122457
Mexico: USD 145312
Netherlands: USD 37135
New Zealand: USD 57277
Domestic: USD 1151941
Period: Oct 3 – 5, 2003 | Rank: 124 | Weeks in release: 19 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 1145190 | Interval gross: USD 1797 | Per theater average: USD 299
Period: Sep 26 – 28, 2003 | Rank: 129 | Weeks in release: 18 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 1141918 | Interval gross: USD 2196 | Per theater average: USD 313
Period: Sep 19 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 104 | Weeks in release: 17 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 1137461 | Interval gross: USD 5364 | Per theater average: USD 487
Period: Sep 12 – 14, 2003 | Rank: 107 | Weeks in release: 16 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 1130593 | Interval gross: USD 5006 | Per theater average: USD 500
Period: Sep 5 – 7, 2003 | Rank: 106 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 1123464 | Interval gross: USD 5262 | Per theater average: USD 526
Period: Aug 29 – Sep 1, 2003 | Rank: 90 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 1116820 | Interval gross: USD 10531 | Per theater average: USD 1316
Period: Aug 22 – 24, 2003 | Rank: 88 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 1103911 | Interval gross: USD 7105 | Per theater average: USD 789
Period: Aug 15 – 17, 2003 | Rank: 85 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 1092752 | Interval gross: USD 6928 | Per theater average: USD 866
Period: Aug 8 – 10, 2003 | Rank: 87 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 13 | Gross to date: USD 1081189 | Interval gross: USD 7797 | Per theater average: USD 599
Period: Aug 1 – 3, 2003 | Rank: 76 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 1069156 | Interval gross: USD 9975 | Per theater average: USD 906
Period: Jul 25 – 27, 2003 | Rank: 65 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 20 | Gross to date: USD 1050732 | Interval gross: USD 14779 | Per theater average: USD 738
Period: Jul 18 – 20, 2003 | Rank: 52 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 32 | Gross to date: USD 1018149 | Interval gross: USD 32386 | Per theater average: USD 1012
Period: Jul 11 – 13, 2003 | Rank: 46 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 38 | Gross to date: USD 959436 | Interval gross: USD 49131 | Per theater average: USD 1292
Period: Jul 4 – 6, 2003 | Rank: 36 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 45 | Gross to date: USD 876727 | Interval gross: USD 90218 | Per theater average: USD 2004
Period: Jun 27 – 29, 2003 | Rank: 33 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 47 | Gross to date: USD 743172 | Interval gross: USD 94247 | Per theater average: USD 2005
Period: Jun 20 – 22, 2003 | Rank: 33 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 43 | Gross to date: USD 599227 | Interval gross: USD 116108 | Per theater average: USD 2700
Period: Jun 13 – 15, 2003 | Rank: 33 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 42 | Gross to date: USD 418230 | Interval gross: USD 147828 | Per theater average: USD 3519
Period: Jun 6 – 8, 2003 | Rank: 33 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 25 | Gross to date: USD 222137 | Interval gross: USD 126906 | Per theater average: USD 5076
Period: May 30 – Jun 1, 2003 | Rank: 35 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 69209 | Interval gross: USD 69209 | Per theater average: USD 11534