Dearest (2014 film)

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Dearest
Dearest 2014 film poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Peter Chan
Produced by Peter Chan
Hui Yuet-chun
Written by Zhang Ji
Starring Zhao Wei
Huang Bo
Tong Dawei
Hao Lei
Zhang Yi
Zhang Yuqi
Music by Leon Ko
Production
company
We Pictures Limited
China Vision Media Group
Stellar Mega Films
Stellar Mega Pictures
Enlight Pictures
Real Thing Media
HB Studio
PULIN Production Limited
Distributed by We Entertainment
Release dates
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  • 4 September 2014 (2014-09-04) (TIFF)
  • 26 September 2014 (2014-09-26) (China)
  • 13 November 2014 (2014-11-13) (Hong Kong)
Running time
130 minutes
Country China
Hong Kong
Language Mandarin
Box office US$54,630,000 (China domestic gross only)[1]

Dearest is a 2014 Chinese-language film directed by Peter Chan on kidnapping in China, based on a true story,[2] starring Zhao Wei, Huang Bo, Tong Dawei, Hao Lei, Zhang Yi and Zhang Yuqi. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

Following years of unrelenting search, Tian Wenjun (Huang Bo) and ex-wife Lu Xiaojuan (Hao Lei) finally locate their abducted son in a remote village. After the boy was violently taken away from the village, the abductor's widow Li Hongqin (Zhao Wei) — the boy's foster mother — also loses her foster daughter to a state-owned orphanage in Shenzhen. Heartbroken, Li goes on a lone but determined journey to get her daughter back.

Theme songs

  • "Qin'ai de Xiaohai" (亲爱的小孩; "Dear Child") sang by cast members Huang, Tong, Zhao, Zhang Yi and Hao. It was originally sung by Su Rui as the theme song of the 1985 film The Unwritten Law.
  • "Mei Yi Ci" (每一次; "Every Time") sang by Huang. It was originally sung by Zhang Hongsheng as an insert song in the 1990 TV series Kewang.
  • "Yinxing de Chibang" (隐形的翅膀; "Invisible Wings") sang by Huang and parents of missing children. It was originally sung by Angela Chang in her 2006 album Pandora.

Cast

Production

Dearest was filmed in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chengde.[4]

Portraying a rural mother, Zhao Wei spoke the Lower Yangtze Mandarin dialect (the predominant dialect in her hometown of Wuhu) rather than Standard Mandarin in the film.[5]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award Category Nominee Result
The 58th London Film Festival Best Film Nominated
The 51st Golden Horse Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
The 10th Chinese American Film Festival Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
The 15th Huading Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
The 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Peter Chan Nominated
Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Won
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
The 34th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Peter Chan Nominated
Best Screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
The 4th Chinese Cinephilia Society Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
The 9th Asian Film Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
The 5th China Youth Film Magazine Poll Top Ten Pictures Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
Best Actress Hao Lei Nominated
The 5th Douban.com Movie Awards Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
Hao Lei Won
The 6th China Film Director's Guild Awards Special Jury Prize Won
The 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Picture Won
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
Best screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
The 16th Huading Awards Best Picture Won
Best Director Peter Chan Won
Best screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
The 15th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Picture Nominated
Best screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Won
Best Actor Huang Bo Nominated
Best supporting Actress Hao Lei Nominated
The 30th Golden Rooster Awards Best screenplay Zhang Ji Nominated
Best Actress Zhao Wei Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Zhang Yi Won

See also

  • Lost and Love – another film dealing with child kidnapping in China

References

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  4. 陈可辛《亲爱的小孩》热拍 赵薇村姑形象土掉渣 1905.com 18 April 2014
  5. 《亲爱的》赵薇演农村妇女飙安徽方言 Sina.com 10 August 2014

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