The Other Half

Duration: 01:50:34
Country/Region:
China
Release Year: 2006
Release Year: 2006
Story:
Working as a secretary for a legal office, Xiaofen records clients detailing the sordid aspects of their lives: divorce cases, medical malpractice suits, financial corruption and old-fashioned personal revenge. Xiaofen starts to question her own relationship with her boyfriend (Deng Gang), fresh out of prison and looking to get into trouble again with his gambling habit. While Xiaofen deals with the overwhelming social malaise surrounding her, rumors spread of a disaster at the local chemical plant, threatening to poison the entire city.
Working as a secretary for a legal office, Xiaofen records clients detailing the sordid aspects of their lives: divorce cases, medical malpractice suits, financial corruption and old-fashioned personal revenge. Xiaofen starts to question her own relationship with her boyfriend (Deng Gang), fresh out of prison and looking to get into trouble again with his gambling habit. While Xiaofen deals with the overwhelming social malaise surrounding her, rumors spread of a disaster at the local chemical plant, threatening to poison the entire city.
Cast

Ying Liang
Directors
Runtime :
111
minutes
Subtitles :
Chinese and English subtitles
Festivals&Awards :
Chicago International Film Festival, 2007, United States
Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur, 2007, Spain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cines_del_Sur
Woosuk Award,Jeonju International Film Festival,2007,South Korea
https://eng.jeonjufest.kr
NETPAC Award,Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival,2007,Indonesia
https://jaff-filmfest.org
Special Jury Prize,Tokyo FILMeX,2006
Special Jury Prize,Singapore International Film Festival,2007,Singapore
Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur, 2007, Spain
Woosuk Award,Jeonju International Film Festival,2007,South Korea
NETPAC Award,Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival,2007,Indonesia
Special Jury Prize,Tokyo FILMeX,2006
Special Jury Prize,Singapore International Film Festival,2007,Singapore
Tags :
comedy, female, group portrait
Reviews
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Mel at 2022-07-27
我妈给这部电影打了三颗星,并重复片尾曲的台词作为评论“男人没什么了不起”
Finn at 2021-09-30
在声音上更加大胆一步,努力用视听展现丰富的社会图景,应亮真是低成本之王。
Alex kk at 2021-09-22
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Cast

Ying Liang
Director
Story:
Working as a secretary for a legal office, Xiaofen records clients detailing the sordid aspects of their lives: divorce cases, medical malpractice suits, financial corruption and old-fashioned personal revenge. Xiaofen starts to question her own relationship with her boyfriend (Deng Gang), fresh out of prison and looking to get into trouble again with his gambling habit. While Xiaofen deals with the overwhelming social malaise surrounding her, rumors spread of a disaster at the local chemical plant, threatening to poison the entire city.