The Chinese Drummer's Journey
Movie | |
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German title | The Chinese Drummer's Journey |
Original title | The drummer / Zhan. gu |
Country of production | Germany , Hong Kong , Taiwan |
original language | Chinese |
Publishing year | 2007 |
length | 119 minutes |
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Director | Kenneth Bi |
script | Kenneth Bi |
production |
Rosa Li , Peggy Chiao , Thanassis Karathanos |
music | Andre Matthias |
camera | Sam Koa |
cut |
Isabel Meier , Kenneth Bi |
occupation | |
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The Journey of the Chinese Drummer (Original title: The Drummer ) is a Hong Kong film by writer and director Kenneth Bi . This is the director's second film.
action
Sid is the son of a Hong Kong underworld legend. So he gets away with all his insolence in the underworld until he unfortunately seduces the girlfriend of a gang boss. The rebellious young man is now fleeing his involvement in criminal machinations in the lonely hills of Taiwan. There he joins a group of Zen musicians and finds the long-awaited inner peace.
background
The film celebrated its world premiere on August 9, 2007 at the 60th Locarno Film Festival . The Hong Kong premiere was on October 11, 2007. The Drummer was featured in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival . This makes it the first competition film from the Hong Kong and Taiwan region at the renowned festival.
The Drummer was co-produced by the German production company Twenty Twenty Vision . The German composer Andre Matthias is responsible for the film music.
When the director Kenneth Bi saw U-Theater, a twelve-person drum group from Taiwan, in 2000, he felt inspired to make this film.
Festivals (selection)
- Moscow International Film Festival 2008
- Munich Film Festival 2008
- Sydney Film Festival 2008
- Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2008
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2008
- Festival de Cinéma des 3 Amériques 2008
- Miami International Film Festival 2008
- Sundance Film Festival 2008
- Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2007
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón 2007
- Hawaii International Film Festival 2007
- International Eurasia Film Festival 2007
- Locarno International Film Festival 2007
Awards
- Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2008: Audience Award
- 2007 Golden Horse Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Nominations
- Hong Kong Film Awards 2008: Best Original Score, Andre Matthias
- Hong Kong Film Awards 2008: Best Sound Design, Tu Duu Chih & Kuo Li Chi
- Sundance Film Festival 2008: World Cinema - Dramatic, Kenneth Bi
- 2007 Golden Horse Film Festival: Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year
Reviews
Renèe Wieder wrote in TV Digital 1 on December 23, 2008 that beautiful landscape shots would form the backdrop for this somewhat lengthy but touching film.