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'A Gentle Night' ( 'Xiao Cheng Er Yue') is a 2017 Chinese short film written and directed by Qiu Yang. It won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot



In a nameless small Chinese city, a distressed mother desperately tries to find her missing teenaged daughter throughout the night

https://whistlerfilmfestival.com/film/gentle-night-xiao-cheng-er-yue/ Whistler Film Festival

The film is set in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Cast



*Li Shuxian as Cai Zhuo

Reception



The film won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and received an honorable mention for the Best International Short Film award at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff2018/tiff-2017-and-the-winners-are "TIFF 2017: And The Winners Are"]. 'Now', September 17. 2017.

References



Category:Chinese short films

Category:2017 short films

Category:Short Film Palme d'Or winners

Category:Films set in Jiangsu


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