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Someone to Talk To is a 2016 Chinese drama film directed by Liu Yulin, a Tisch School of the Arts student and a silver medalist at the 41st Student Academy Awards,[2] in her feature film directorial debut.[3]

Someone to Talk To
Traditional	一句頂一萬句
Simplified	一句顶一万句
Mandarin	Yī Jù Dǐng Yīwàn Jù
Directed by	Liu Yulin
Screenplay by	Liu Zhenyun
Based on	One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences by Liu Zhenyun
Produced by	William Kong
Starring	Mao Hai Li Qian Liu Bei Fan Wei
Cinematography	Wu Di
Edited by	Zhong Yijuan
Music by	Gong Tianpeng Li Jian
Production companies	Beijing Tugu Culture Communication Beijing Weiying Shidai Technology Co. Beijing Yuanshan Culture & Communication Old Western Village Pictures
Release dates	September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) (XI’AN Silk Road International Film Festival) November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) (China)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	$2,812,850[1]

Liu Zhenyun, Liu Yulin's father, wrote the screenplay based on his award-winning novel One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences.

Plot

Cobbler Niu Aiguo is in conflict with his wife, while his older sister, street food vender Niu Aixiang, considers marriage later in life. Both desperately want to communicate with someone, though their own situations are at opposite poles. Aiguo then breaks up with his wife and Aixiang marries divorcée Song Jiefang. Aiguo runs into his childhood friend Chuhong while searching for his wife and falls into conversation with her. It turns out that she is also divorced as a result of communication failure and it seems Aixiang and Jiefang can’t get along either.[3]

Cast

• Mao Hai as Niu Aiguo
• Li Qian as Pang Lina
• Liu Bei as Niu Aixiang
• Fan Wei as Song Jiefang
• Yu Entai as Jiang
• Qi Xi as Xinting
• Sun Qian as Chuhong
• Li Nuonuo as Baihui

Release

The movie had its world premiere at the New Currents section at the 21st Busan International Film Festival in October 2016.[4] It was subsequently released in theaters in Mainland China, United Kingdom, New Zealand[1] and the United States[5][6] in November 2016. It has also been selected for more than 50 film festivals around the world,[3] including but not limited to the New York Asian Film Festival,[7] Cairo International Film Festival,[8] Hong Kong Asian Film Festival,[9] and XI’AN Silk Road International Film Festival.[10][11]

Reception

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that despite "a few missteps, Liu’s first effort is an assured examination of the world right now, and proves she’s one to watch."[4]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)
China Film Director's Guild Awards	April 23, 2017	Best Actor	Fan Wei	Nominated	[12][13]
		Best Young Director	Liu Yulin	Nominated
Golden Horse Awards	November 26, 2016	Best Supporting Actress	Liu Bei	Nominated	[14][15]
Busan International Film Festival	October 15, 2016	New Currents Award	Liu Yulin	Nominated	[16]
Beijing College Student Film Festival	May 7, 2017	Best Directorial Debut		Nominated

References

• "Liu Zhenyun's Novel Adapted for the Big Screen, to Hit Theatres on Nov, 11". China Radio International. 2016-08-30.
• Scott, Matthew (2016-10-28). "Filial Piety". Asia Times.

External links

• Someone to Talk To at IMDb
• Someone to Talk To at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Trailer (w/ English subtitles) on YouTube

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