The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

Drama

Jiang Wen stars in his third directorial work that boasts a stellar cast including Joan Chen, Anthony Wong and Jaycee Chan. A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.

Cast

JIANG Wen
JOAN CHEN
Zhou Yun
JAYCEE CHAN
Anthony Wong
KONG WEI

Crew

Executive Producer Albert Yeung
Executive Producer WANG WEI
Executive Producer JIANG Wen
Produced by Albert Lee
Produced by JIANG Wen
Director JIANG Wen

Awards & Nominations

The 64th Venice International Film Festival 2007

  • In Competition
    International Competition

The 26th Vancouver International Film Festival 2007

  • Official Selection
    Dragons & Tigers series

The 32nd Toronto International Film Festival 2007

  • Official Selection
    Special Presentations Programme

The 12th Pusan International Film Festival 2007

  • Official Selection
    A Window on Asian Cinema

The 44th Golden Horse Awards 2007

  • Won
    Best Film Editing
    Zhang Yifan, Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Screenplay Adaptation
    Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Shixing

The 2nd Asian Film Awards 2008

  • Won
    Best Supporting Actress
    Joan Chen
  • Won
    Best Production Design
    Cao Juiping, Zhang Jianqun
  • Nominated
    Best Film
  • Nominated
    Best Director
    Jiang Wen
  • Nominated
    Best Visual Effects
    Thomas Duval

The 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 2008

  • Nominated
    Best Asian Film

The 9th Chang Chun Film Festival 2008

  • Won
    Best Cinematography
    Zhao Fei, Mark Ping-bin Lee, Yang Tao

The 1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2007

  • Nominated
    Achievement in Cinematography
    Zhao Fei, Mark Ping-bin Lee, Yang Tao

The 18th Stockholm International Film Festival 2007

  • In Competition

The 21st Tokyo International Film Festival 2008

  • Official Selection
    Winds of Asia - Middle East section

The 26th Munich Film Festival 2008

  • Official Selection

The 3rd Chinese American Film Festival 2007

  • Official Selection
    Opening Film

The 17th Philadelphia Film Festival 2008

  • Official Selection

The 17th Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival 2008

  • Official Selection

The 10th Deauville Asian Film Festival 2008

  • Official Selection

The 31st Hawaii International Film Festival 2011

  • Official Selection
    Filmmaker in Focus

The 2nd China Onscreen Biennial 2014

  • Official Selection

Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival 2013

  • Official Selection
    Tribute to Jiang Wen

Video

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