Production
Production
Production
Sales & Festivals
China | 2016 | Color | Drama | 93 min
DCP | Chinese | 24 fps | 16:9 | DOLBY 5.1
SYNOPSIS
In the far mountains of Ningxia province, the old Ma Zishan and his son start mourning his wife. Loved by everyone in the village and the family, the son wants to sacrifice their only bull for her 40 days disappearance ceremony. Zishan isn’t against it, but his sorrow and his love for the old animal make him wonder. Even his prayers and the Imam don’t seem to erase his doubts. Until one morning the old bull stops eating and drinking. Has he seen the knife in the clear water?
FESTIVALS, selective list
- Marrakech IFF 2016, Competition
- Busan IFF 2016, New Currents Competition
- Vancouver IFF 2016, Dragons and Tigers Award for Young Cinema
- Hawaii IFF 2016, Spotlight on China
- Tokyo FILMEX 2016, Competition
- Rotterdam IFF 2017, Limelight Section
- Gøteborg FF 2017, Competition
- HKIFF 2017
- Farj IFF 2017
- FilmFest Munchen 2017
AWARDS
- Marrakech IFF 2016, Best Director Award
- Busan IFF 2016, New Currents Award
- Hawaii IFF 2016, Spotlight on China, nominated for the v Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Narrative Feature, and won 2 prizes: Special Jury Mention - Cinematography and the NETPAC Award
- Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2016, nominated for the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Award
- Beijing International Film Festival 2017
Forward Future Award: Best New Director
- Fajr Film Festival 2017
International Competition - Spiritual Award
- China Film Director's Guild Awards 2017
Special Jury Award
- Chinese Young Generation Film Forum 2016
Jury Award: Best Director
DOWNLOAD
Press kit
Press clipping
CAST & CREDITS
Cast
Script
Based on
DoP
Editing
Sound
Art Director
Produced by
Executive Producer
Production
International Sales
YANG Shengcang
YANG Shengcang
ZHOU Jinhua
YANG Fan
YANG Xue
SHI Shuqing
WANG Xuebo
MA Jinlian
MA Yue
the eponymous novel "Knife In The Clear Water" by SHI Shuqing
WANG Weihua
LIAO Qingsong
GUO Xiaodong
WANG Xuebo
FU kang
YANG Wei
WANG Xuebo
WANG Zijian
CHEN Cheng
CHEN Jian
XU Li
CHEN Yaojun
HOU Dawei
MA Zongying
LONG Feng
WANG Zijian
Derek YEE
ZHANG Meng
Pema Tseden
ZHU Laicheng
Lhahua Gyal
Beijing Ocean & Time Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jiashang Film and Media Co., Ltd.
Xinhuanet Co., Ltd.
Sichuan Branch Ning Xia Ming Dao Culture Development Co., Ltd.
Beijing Bolaa Advertisement Media Co., Ltd.
Blackfin (Beijing) Culture & Media Co., Ltd.
Asian Shadows
PRESS REVIEWS
"An incisive look at understated emotions."
-- Clarence TSUI, The Hollywood Reporter