WALKING IN DARKNESS
Film - International Independents Filmfest 2019

WALKING IN DARKNESS

Directed by Tang Tang

Info

Director: Tang Tang
Section: International Independents
Country: China
Year: 2019
OT: ZHOU JUN DE XING ZOU
Language: Chinese
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Liguo Yuan, Buque Qin, Ninghui Geng, Xincan Wang
18+

Logline

WALKING IN DARKNESS

Cars and trucks only just avoid hitting Zhou Jun as he walks along the busy street at night. With a half-empty bottle of booze in his hand and a photo hung around his neck, he staggers towards the oncoming traffic. He's lost his little boy, he mutters to a taxi driver who picks him up and drives him around. This story is told from the back seat, where Zhou Jun slowly sobers up as flashbacks reveal memories of an unruly wedding and old lovers who had disappeared mysteriously. Writer-director Tang Tang based his film on the book "A Walking Cigarette". With his fragmentary editing, Tang deliberately sets out to confuse the viewer, eventually reaching a conclusion that is both oppressive and liberating.

Supported by Confucius Institute Headquarters, and in cooperation with Pingyao International Film Festival

Meet the director

WALKING IN DARKNESS

Tang Tang

Tang Tang was born in China's Shandong province in 1983. He holds a degree in photography and a degree in film directing, both from the Communication University of China. After graduating, he made the short films MR. EGG'S DREAM (2013), WENRO (2016), and TO PAY (2017). WALKING IN DARKNESS (2019) is his first feature-length film.

Credits

Screenplay: Tang Tang
Original Material: Xiuchun Kou
Director of Photography: Tang Tang, Luchang Kan
Film Editor: Haijun Li, Tang Tang
Composer: Yin Xu
Production Designer: Luchang Kan
Costume Design: Xiaomei Liu
Sound: Yalei Peng
Producer: Cici Li, Xueting Li, Jia Song, Zhonglin Wang, Zhipeng Xu
Production Company: Li Tang Picture