Italy / Sep 03, 2007 / Venice Film Festival
Chaos. Poetry. The sun rises.
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Wei Chen | Old Wang |
| Cui Jian | Tang's Friend in Beijing |
| Guiping Li | Black Beauty Hei-mei |
| Xinqing Li | Tang Mei |
| Lei Pan | A Lei |
| Lika Su | White Beauty Bai-mei |
| Xiguo Wu | Old Wu |
| Zi Xi | Old Li |
| Jian Qun Zhang | The Son's Teacher |
Genres
FantasyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 太阳照常升起 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, 普通话 |
| Production countries | China |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Huayi Brothers Advertising, JCE Movies, Beijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film Company, Lotus Entertainment |
| Release date | 20 settembre 2007 |
| Executive producer | Jiang Wen, Wang Wei |
| Production | Albert Lee, Jiang Wen, Homber Yin |
| Writer | Shu Ping, Shixing Guo, Mi Ye, Jiang Wen |
| Editing | Fabien Pascal |
| Cinematography | Tao Yang, Mark Lee Ping-Bing, Zhao Fei |
| Assistant directors | Jiang Wen |
| Camera operators | Tao Yang, Mark Lee Ping-Bing, Zhao Fei |
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| Additional photography | Tao Yang, Mark Lee Ping-Bing, Zhao Fei |
| Production design | Jian Qun Zhang, Cao Juiping, Huang Hai |
| Art direction | Jian Qun Zhang, Cao Juiping, Huang Hai |
| Set decoration | Jian Qun Zhang, Cao Juiping, Huang Hai |
| Music | Joe Hisaishi |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
China / Sep 20, 2007
France / Aug 13, 2008
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