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Silent Whistle (The)

Country: China, Language: Mandarin, 18 mins

Original Title

Feng Zheng
  • Director: Li Yingtong

CGiii Comment

What a drab and monotonous film this is.

Nothing happens for the first six minutes...then, it's the same-old, same-old Chinese mothers thing...one on the phone, the other at dinner with her gay son and pretend girlfriend.

Less interesting than paint drying.


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The(ir) Blurb...

19-year-old girl Ming is a loner who works at night shift in a convenience store. One day near the spring festival, her unacquainted neighbor Rui invites her for a "special" dinner, which summons up her unspeakable past.

Cast & Characters

Xuanyu Chen (as Ming)
Zhao Zhengda (as Rui)
Wang Yi (as Rui's mother)