嘉年华 (Angels Wear White)

Fiction. In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, the receptionist, is the only witness. Out of fear of losing her job, she chooses to keep silence. Meanwhile, Wen, one of the victims, understands that her problems have only just begun. Trapped in an unsafe world, Mia and Wen will have to find a way to get ahead.

Writer, director and producer Vivian Qu is a key figure of the Chinese independent film circle. Her directorial debut, Trap Street, premiered to critical acclaim at the 70th Venice Film Festival in 2013, and screened at over 50 film festivals worldwide. The film was acclaimed as “a great representation of the newest generation of Chinese filmmakers” at the 2014 New Directors / New Films at Lincoln Center/MoMA in New York, and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Boston Independent Film Festival and the Dragons & Tigers Award Special Mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

In 2014 Vivian Qu produced Black Coal, Thin Ice, which won the Golden Bear and a Silver Bear at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Further credits as producer include Night Train (2007 Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival), Knitting (2008 Cannes Director’s Fortnight), and Longing for the Rain (2013 Rotterdam International Film Festival). In 2014 Vivian Qu served on the International Jury for Best Debut Film at the

71st Venice Film Festival and the International Jury at the 8 th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Vivian Qu’s second film as director, Angels Wear White, was made with support from Centre National du Cinema and Région Ile-de-France in France and Vision sud est in Switzerland.

Focus China

Year of Production: 2017

Running Time: 107′

Country: China

Language: Chinese. Original version with Spanish subtitles

Director: Vivian Qu

Cast: Vicky Chen, Zhou Meijun, Shi Ke, Geng Le, Vieven Liu, Peng Jing, Yuexin Wang and Li Mengnan

Producers: Sean Chen

Production Companies: 22 Hours Films and Mandrake Films

International Sales: Wild Bunch

Winner of the Jury Award at the Beijing College Student Film Festival. Awarded as Best Film at the Huading Awards and as Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards.