Old Stone

Old Stone

Film poster
Lao Shi
Directed by Johnny Ma
Written by Johnny Ma
Starring Chen Gang
Wang Hongwei
Cinematography Ming Kai Leung
Edited by Michael Long
Release date
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) (Berlin)
Running time
 80 minutes
Country Canada
China
Language Mandarin

Old Stone (Chinese: 老石; pinyin: Lǎo Shí) is a 2016 Chinese-Canadian drama film directed by Johnny Ma.[1] It was selected to be screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

The film tells the story of Lao Shi (Chen Gang), a cab driver in China whose life spirals out of control after he hits a motorcyclist, leaving him trapped in a bureaucratic nightmare because Chinese laws effectively criminalize such an accident far more harshly if the driver stops to help the victim than they do if he simply leaves the victim to die.[3]

Awards

The film was named the winner of TIFF's award for Best Canadian First Feature Film.[4] On 7 December 2016, it was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top 10 list.[5]

The film garnered five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for Best Picture, Best Actor (Chen), Best Original Screenplay (Ma), Best Cinematography (Ming Kai Leung) and Best Editing (Michael Long). It won the Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature.[6]

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