Country: China, Canada
Year: 2016
Duration: 80'
Lao Shi, a middle-aged Chinese taxi driver, is involved in a car accident which seriously injures a man. To help him, he follows the man to the hospital and pays his medical bills. But the situation takes a dramatic turn: Lao Shi is investigated by the police and abandoned by his wife and his employer, as well as by his insurance company. He finds himself alone, responsible for the man’s medical care, and he slowly slips into solitude and crime, overwhelmed by the atmosphere of desperation and cynicism which seems to have engulfed the entire country. [cg]
Biography
film director
Johnny Ma
Johnny Ma (Shanghai, China) moved to Canada as a young boy, worked in finance and fashion, and became involved in the world of film in 2008. He graduated in directing and screenwriting from Columbia University in New York and directed the shorts O genio de Quintino (2011) and A Grand Canal (2013), which were screened and awarded prizes at festivals throughout the world. Old Stone, presented in the Forum section at the Berlin Film Festival, marks his debut in fiction feature films.
FILMOGRAFIA
O genio de Quintino (cm, 2011), A Grand Canal (cm, 2013), Lao Shi (Old Stone, 2016).
Declaration
film director
“To me, the Old Stone story is my way of expressing what I had felt for a long time that, in our society, it is harder and harder for people to do good deeds. Everyone looks after their own interest first before considering anyone else. It is not my goal to point fingers with this film. I only want to reflect the reality of what is happening in our society. That the man of the modern time is practical to the point of being inhumane.”
Cast
& Credits
regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura/director, story, screenplay
Johnny Ma
fotografia/cinematography
Ming Kai Leung
montaggio/film editing
Mike Long
costumi/costume design
Li Ke
musica/music
Lee Sanders
suono/sound
Sheng Yong
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Chen Gang (Lao Shi), Nai An (Mao Mao), Wang Hongwei (il capitano/captain), Zhang Zebin (Li Jiang), Luo Xue’er (Xue’er)
produttori/producers
Wu Xianjian, Chi-an Lin, Jing Wang, Sarah Stallard
produzione/production
Maktub Films
contatti/contacts
Asian Shadows
Anne-Sophie Lehec
anne@chineseshadows.com
www.chineseshadows.com
Johnny Ma
fotografia/cinematography
Ming Kai Leung
montaggio/film editing
Mike Long
costumi/costume design
Li Ke
musica/music
Lee Sanders
suono/sound
Sheng Yong
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Chen Gang (Lao Shi), Nai An (Mao Mao), Wang Hongwei (il capitano/captain), Zhang Zebin (Li Jiang), Luo Xue’er (Xue’er)
produttori/producers
Wu Xianjian, Chi-an Lin, Jing Wang, Sarah Stallard
produzione/production
Maktub Films
contatti/contacts
Asian Shadows
Anne-Sophie Lehec
anne@chineseshadows.com
www.chineseshadows.com
