BLACK COAL, THIN ICE

BLACK COAL, THIN ICE (Bai Ri Yan Huo), 2014

Hong Kong | DCP, Color, 106’ | Cantonese

Director: Diao Yinan
Cast: Liao Fan, Gwei Lun Mei, Wang Xuebing, Wang Jingchun, Yu Ailei

Detective Zhang inaptly closes a serial murder case and is suspended from the job. When similar murders take place again, Zhang starts to investigate the murders under his own initiative. The evidence points to a young woman and when he starts to observe her and Zhang finds himself in love and quickly, his life drifts into danger. A good film noir that tours along parody and seriousness. The movie won the Golden Bear in 2014 Berlin International Film Festival with the Silver Bear for the Best Actor.

“Chinese director Diao Yinan sets a stylish film noir among ordinary people in the provinces.” – The Hollywood Reporter