Distance (Chinese: 再见,在也不见) is a 2015 anthology drama film directed by Xin Yukun, Tan Shijie, and Sivaroj Kongsakul and starring Chen Bolin, Jiang Wenli, Tony Yang, Paul Chun and Chayanit Chansangavej.[2][3][1][4] A Chinese-Thai-Singaporean-Taiwanese co-production, the film was shown at the 52nd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards on 5 November 2015 and was released in China by Beijing Juhe Yinglian Media on 13 May 2016 and in Taiwan on 20 May 2016.[1][4] The film consists of three short segments, each of which was intended by executive producer Anthony Chen to focus on one of three types of relationship: family, friendship and love.[5]

Distance
Poster
Chinese再见,在也不见
Directed byXin Yukun
Tan Shijie
Sivaroj Kongsakul
StarringChen Bolin
Jiang Wenli
Tony Yang
Paul Chun
Chayanit Chansangavej
Production
companies
Guangxi Films Group
Guangxi Tianchang Investment
Xin Yingxiang Culture Investment Group
Changjinglu Cinema Studio[1]
Distributed byBeijing Juhe Yinglian Media (China)[1]
Release dates
  • 5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) (52nd Golden Horse)
  • 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13) (China)
  • 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20) (Taiwan)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountriesChina
Thailand
Singapore
Taiwan
LanguagesMandarin
English
Box officeCN¥11.6 million (China)[1]

Plot edit

A conflicted manager on a business trip is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life.

A young father receives a letter that brings him to a foreign land, where old emotions come unburied.

A visiting professor from overseas sets a student's heart fluttering, while having to deal with his own.

Different characters, different relationships, the same humanity; stories about the distances between us and how we live with them.

Cast edit

Reception edit

The film has grossed CN¥11.6 million at the Chinese box office.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "再见,在也不见(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ Chu, Karen (18 September 2015). "'Distance' to Open Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ Cremin, Stephen (1 April 2015). "Distance anthology wraps in China". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "再见,在也不见 再見,在也不見 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Interview: Shijie Tan talks Distance". FilmDoo. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

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