The Knot (Chinese Movie)
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- Movie: The Knot
- Chinese: Yun Shui Yao (云水谣)
- Director: Li Yin
- Writer: Heng Liu, Kehui Zheng
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: June, 2007
- Runtime: 133 min
- Studio: Emperor Motion Pictures, China Film Group
- Distributor: Emperor Motion Pictures
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China, Taiwan
Plot
In the beginning... They fell in love. Chen Qiushui was 20. Wang Biyun was 18. When Qiushui fled Taiwan after the 228 Massacre, Biyun gave him a gold engagement ring and they promised to meet again. Qiushui served as an army doctor during the Korean War, where he met Wang Jindi, a nurse from Shanghai who fell in love with him instantly.
And then... Years had gone by, Jindi followed Qiushui to Tibet and was killed in an avalanche. While in Taiwan, Biyun buried Qiushui's mother and continued to pray for his return.
And now... Biyun is living in Los Angeles. Her adopted daughter has traveled to Tibet to retrace Qiushui's footsteps. Through the pictures she sends back via internet, Biyun can see Qiushui's final resting place...
Notes
The story of a pair of lovers separated by the Taiwan Strait is a co-production between filmmakers from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Cast
- Kun Chen - Chen Qiushui
- Steven Cheung
- Han Chin - Doctor Wang
- Athena Chu
- Ah Lei Gua - Wang Bi-yun - old age
- Vivian Hsu - Wang Biyun
- Isabella Leong - Xiao-rui
- Bingbing Li - Wang Jindi
- Kuei-Mei Yang - Xu Feng-liang
Trailer
Film Festivals
- 2009 (12th) Shanghai International Film Festival - June 13th-22nd
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