The Old Donkey

The Old Donkey
Film poster
Chinese老驢頭
Hanyu Pinyinlǎo lǘ tóu
Directed byLi Ruijun
Written by
  • Li Ruijun
  • Peng Tao
Produced by
Starring
  • Ma Xingchun
  • Zhang Min
CinematographyYang Jin
Edited by
  • Zhang Jun
  • Li Ruijun
Music byLi Ruijun
Release date
  • 9 October 2010 (2010-10-09) (BIFF)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

The Old Donkey (Chinese: 老驢頭; pinyin: lǎo lǘ tóu) is a 2010 Chinese drama film written, edited, and directed by Li Ruijun. It made its world premiere at the 15th Busan International Film Festival in 2010.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Ma, nicknamed Old Donkey, an 84-year-old man who refuses to sell his land to a rich man who is buying up land in a small village in the northern Chinese province of Gansu, in order to build a chemical factory.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
20107th China Independent Film FestivalNarrative Feature Film (1st Prize)The Old DonkeyWon

Production

Li started filming The Old Donkey in 2006.

References

  1. 1 2 Ma, Karen (7 June 2016). "Tackling the Issue of Ageing in Rural China: An Interview with Li Ruijun". VCinema. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Old Donkey – International Film Festival Rotterdam". YouTube. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Old Donkey". BIFF. October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Elley, Derek (4 May 2016). "Review: The Old Donkey". Sino-Cinema. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Old Donkey". IFFR. 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "CIFF Awards Announced; Zhang Xianmin Interviewed". DGenerate Films. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hubert Bals Fund supports 24 film projects in thirteen countries". IFFR. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2016.