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- Movie: The Piano in a Factory
- Chinese: 钢的琴 (Gang de qin)
- Director: Zhang Meng
- Writer: Zhang Meng
- Producer: Kwak Jae-Young, Choi Gwang-suk, Jessica Kam
- Cinematographer: Shu Chou
- World Premiere: October 2010 (Toronto International Film Festival)
- Release Date: July 15, 2011
- Runtime: 107 min.
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China
Plot
Somewhere in Northeastern, China, where everything is covered in snow for most of the year, Chen (Wang Qian-Yuan), who supervises recreational activities at factory, fights for custody of his daughter against his estranged wife (Jang Shin-Young). The court allows their daughter who she wants to live with. The daughter then makes the announcement that she will live with whomever provides her a piano. Chen attempts to borrow money from friends and even steal a piano, but all those plans fail. He think comes up with the idea to build a piano from scratch ...
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (35th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 9-19, 2010 - Discovery *World Premiere
- 2010 (23rd) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 23-31, 2010 - Competition
- 2010 (7th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - October 22-November 8, 2010 - New Talent Award
- 2010 (12th) Cinemanila International Film Festival - December 1-5, 2010
- 2011 (40th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 26-Feb. 6, 2011 - Bright Future *European Premiere
- 2011 (13th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 9 - 13, 2011 - Panorama
- 2011 (13th) Udine Far East Film - April 29-May 7, 2011 *Italian Premiere
- 2011 (14th) Shanghai International Film Festival - June 11-19, 2011 - Panorama - CFPC Films
- 2011 (15th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - July 14-24, 2011 - Family Fanta *Korean Premiere
- 2011 (12th) San Diego Asian Film Festival - October 20 - 28, 2011 - Asian Horizons
- 2011 (20th) Philadelphia Film Festival - October 20-November 3, 2011 - World Narratives
- 2011 (48th) Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - November 3-24, 2011 - Golden Horse Award Nominated Films
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