The Wild Goose Lake
The Wild Goose Lake (Chinese: 南方车站的聚会; pinyin: Nánfāng Chēzhàn de Jùhuì; lit.: 'Meeting at South Train Station') is a 2019 Chinese neo-noir crime thriller[6] directed by Diao Yinan. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[7][8]
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| Traditional | 南方車站的聚會 |
| Simplified | 南方车站的聚会 |
| Mandarin | Nánfāng Chēzhàn de Jùhuì |
| Directed by | Diao Yinan[1] |
| Produced by | Li Li[1] |
| Written by | Diao Yinan[1] |
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| Music by | B6[1] |
| Cinematography | Dong Jinsong[1] |
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| Language | Wuhan dialect[2][3] |
| Box office | $31 million[4][5] |
Cast
- Hu Ge as Zhou Zenong
- Gwei Lun-mei as Liu Aiai
- Liao Fan as Captain Liu
- Wan Qian as Yang Shujun
- Qi Dao as Hua Hua
- Huang Jue as Yan Ge
- Chloe Maayan as Ping Ping
- Zhang Yicong as Xiao Dongbei
- Chen Yongzhong as client[1]
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 7.21/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Smart and stylish, The Wild Goose Lake blends B-movie thrills with bold filmmaking choices and thought-provoking social commentary."[9] At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 16 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]
References
- "The Wild Goose Lake French press notes" (PDF) (in French). Memento Films. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "南方车站的聚会 (豆瓣)" (in Chinese). Douban. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- Davis, Rebecca (19 May 2019). "Diao Yinan on Cannes Pic Wild Goose Lake: 'I Try to Portray the Opposite of a Utopia'". Variety.
- "The Wild Goose Lake". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "The Wild Goose Lake (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- James Lattimer; British Film Institute; The Wild Goose Lake first look: Diao Yinan spins a dazzling neon neo-noir
- "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "The Wild Goose Lake (Nan fang che zhan de ju hui) (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "The Wild Goose Lake Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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