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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