Night Peacock (French: Le Paon de Nuit; Chinese: ???) is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Dai Sijie. The film is a Chinese-French co-production. It stars Liu Yifei, Liu Ye, Yu Shaoqun and Leon Lai. The film was released in mainland China by SMG Pictures and Beijing Lupiaoda Media on 20 May 2016.
Night Peacock | |
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French | Le Paon de Nuit |
Chinese | ??? |
Mandarin | Yè K?ng Què |
Directed by | Dai Sijie |
Screenplay by | Dai Sijie Nadine Perront |
Starring | Liu Yifei Liu Ye Yu Shaoqun Leon Lai |
Cinematography | Farhad Saba |
Production companies | SMG Pictures Haixiu Media (Tianjin) Daqing Baihu Entertainment E Mei Film Group France WuDiYaNa Production Haixiu Entertainment (Hongkong) |
Distributed by | SMG Pictures (China) Beijing Lupiaoda Media (China) |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes (China) 121 minutes (France) |
Country | China France |
Language | Mandarin French |
Box office | CN¥26 million |
Screenplay
The film is set in Chengdu, China and in France.
- Liu Yifei
- Liu Ye
- Yu Shaoqun
- Leon Lai
The film was shot in Paris, France and in Chengdu, China.
The film has grossed CN¥26 million at the Chinese box office.
Critical
The film was awarded first prize under the Special Chinese Film category at the 40th Montreal World Film Festival, and Liu was nominated as Best Actress. It also won the Golden Angel Award for Film at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival.