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When Night Falls (2012 film)

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194:“I have only two choices at present: stay outside of mainland China, or return. The first choice can ensure my safety. If I were to take the second option now, I would lose my freedom. I’m not all that worried about this, but I need to carefully consider whether this decision would result in something worthwhile.” 29: 154:
The film focuses on a partly fictionalized account of the real-life case of a Chinese man who killed six policemen after he was continually harassed by them. The incident started after he was beaten and taken into custody for riding a bicycle without a license. The plot is from his mother's
186:. Reportedly, policemen arrived to talk to Ying's family in Shanghai several times while using "intimidating words". Chinese authorities also offered to buy the film's rights from its South Korean owner for $ 5 million. Ying is still exiled from Shanghai and currently lives in 167:, who was arrested and beaten because he rode a bicycle without a license. Despite repeated complaints by Yang Jia, the police would not stop their harassment. As a result, Yang Jia killed six policemen with a knife and later received a death sentence. Film director 142:, a Chinese man who killed six police officers after being arrested and beaten for riding a bicycle without a license. After the film's screening, threats of arrest from Chinese authorities resulted in Ying being exiled from Shanghai. Ying won best director at the 228:
said, "It’s a marvellous work of cinematic art, but it’s also a horrifically fascinating and deeply poignant view of a non-independent judicial system at work: its subject, in effect, is procedural injustice".
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for its minimal entertainment value. But the pacing is painfully slow in places, while the lack of factual background seems to undermine Ying’s intention to illuminate an infamous injustice".
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said that he could relate to the incident and said, "When I was 11, my father was kept away from home for three years. And my mother's reaction to this family disaster is unforgettable."
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List of TV and films with critiques of Chinese Communist Party
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The film is based on the criminal case of a Chinese man named
138:. The film is based on the real-life criminal case of 115: 105: 95: 72: 62: 48: 38: 21: 331:"Busan interview: Ying Liang on 'A Family Tour'" 192: 178:in May 2012. Subsequently, while Ying was in 8: 174:The finished film was first screened at the 27: 18: 272: 270: 268: 266: 264: 383:"A Movie China Doesn't Want You To See" 260: 134:from Chinese independent film director 232:Ying was awarded best director at the 409:"Locarno's Golden Leopard awarded to 7: 355:Dalton, Stephen (October 6, 2012). 407:Blaney, Martin (August 13, 2012). 357:"When Night Falls: Locarno Review" 176:Joenju International Film Festival 14: 303:Tsui, Clarence (August 2, 2018). 277:Rithdee, Kong (August 22, 2012). 329:Wong, Silvia (October 8, 2018). 1: 411:Brisseau's Girl From Nowhere 209:Stephen Dalton, writing for 487: 466:Chinese independent films 279:"Night hasn't yet fallen" 26: 81:April 28, 2012 471:Chinese docudrama films 361:The Hollywood Reporter 212:The Hollywood Reporter 202: 234:Locarno Film Festival 144:Locarno Film Festival 57:Tami Xu (Qian-Chun) 240:won best actress. 222:Richard Brody of 123: 122: 16:2012 Chinese film 478: 441:When Night Falls 428: 427: 425: 423: 404: 398: 397: 395: 393: 381:Brody, Richard. 378: 372: 371: 369: 367: 352: 346: 345: 343: 341: 326: 320: 319: 317: 315: 300: 294: 293: 291: 289: 274: 217:When Night Falls 200: 127:When Night Falls 88: 86: 31: 22:When Night Falls 19: 486: 485: 481: 480: 479: 477: 476: 475: 451: 450: 436: 431: 421: 419: 406: 405: 401: 391: 389: 380: 379: 375: 365: 363: 354: 353: 349: 339: 337: 328: 327: 323: 313: 311: 302: 301: 297: 287: 285: 276: 275: 262: 258: 246: 207: 201: 198: 161: 152: 110: 98: 91: 84: 82: 75: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 484: 482: 474: 473: 468: 463: 453: 452: 449: 448: 435: 434:External links 432: 430: 429: 399: 387:The New Yorker 373: 347: 321: 295: 259: 257: 254: 253: 252: 245: 242: 225:The New Yorker 206: 203: 196: 160: 157: 151: 148: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 107: 103: 102: 99: 96: 93: 92: 90: 89: 78: 76: 73: 70: 69: 64: 60: 59: 50: 46: 45: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 483: 472: 469: 467: 464: 462: 459: 458: 456: 447: 443: 442: 438: 437: 433: 418: 414: 412: 403: 400: 388: 384: 377: 374: 362: 358: 351: 348: 336: 332: 325: 322: 310: 309:Post Magazine 306: 299: 296: 284: 280: 273: 271: 269: 267: 265: 261: 255: 251: 248: 247: 243: 241: 239: 235: 230: 227: 226: 220: 218: 214: 213: 204: 195: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 172: 170: 166: 158: 156: 155:perspective. 149: 147: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 128: 118: 114: 108: 104: 100: 94: 80: 79: 77: 71: 68: 65: 61: 58: 54: 51: 47: 44: 41: 37: 30: 25: 20: 440: 420:. Retrieved 417:Screen Daily 416: 410: 402: 390:. Retrieved 386: 376: 364:. Retrieved 360: 350: 338:. Retrieved 335:Screen Daily 334: 324: 312:. Retrieved 308: 298: 286:. Retrieved 283:Bangkok Post 282: 231: 223: 221: 216: 210: 208: 193: 173: 162: 153: 150:Plot summary 126: 125: 124: 97:Running time 74:Release date 422:January 20, 392:January 20, 366:January 20, 340:January 20, 314:January 20, 288:January 20, 180:South Korea 111:South Korea 49:Produced by 39:Directed by 33:Film poster 461:2012 films 455:Categories 256:References 199:Ying Liang 169:Ying Liang 159:Production 136:Ying Liang 101:70 minutes 85:2012-04-28 43:Ying Liang 205:Reception 188:Hong Kong 132:docudrama 106:Countries 53:Peng Shan 244:See also 236:, while 197:—  184:Shanghai 165:Yang Jia 140:Yang Jia 116:Language 63:Starring 119:Chinese 83: ( 238:An Nai 67:An Nai 130:is a 109:China 446:IMDb 424:2019 394:2019 368:2019 342:2019 316:2019 290:2019 444:at 457:: 415:. 385:. 359:. 333:. 307:. 281:. 263:^ 190:. 146:. 426:. 413:" 396:. 370:. 344:. 318:. 292:. 87:) 55:,

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Ying Liang
Peng Shan
Tami Xu (Qian-Chun)
An Nai
docudrama
Ying Liang
Yang Jia
Locarno Film Festival
Yang Jia
Ying Liang
Joenju International Film Festival
South Korea
Shanghai
Hong Kong
The Hollywood Reporter
The New Yorker
Locarno Film Festival
An Nai
List of TV and films with critiques of Chinese Communist Party





"Night hasn't yet fallen"
"Chinese filmmaker exiled in Hong Kong draws on his experiences of exclusion and reunion in new film"
"Busan interview: Ying Liang on 'A Family Tour'"
"When Night Falls: Locarno Review"
"A Movie China Doesn't Want You To See"

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