Zinnia Flower
| Zinnia Flower | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Tom Lin |
| Screenplay by | Tom Lin |
| Starring |
Karena Lam Stone Ko Chia-yen Umin Boya Bryan Chang Nana Lee Gen Yan Tsai |
Production company |
Atomcinema Corporation |
| Distributed by | Atomcinema Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language |
Mandarin Japanese |
Zinnia Flower (Chinese: 百日告別) is a 2015 Taiwanese film starring Karena Lam, Stone, Ko Chia-yen, Umin Boya, Bryan Chang, Nana Lee and Gen Yan Tsai. The theater release date was October 8, 2015. It was chosen as the closing film of the Taipei Film Festival in 2015. It is based on the story of how its director, Tom Lin, and another lady get over the pain of losing their loved ones during the 100 days following their death. Karena Lam won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in the film, and was nominated for the Asian Film Award for Best Actress.
Plot
Yu Wei and Shin Min lose their mates in the same multi-car pile-up. Yu Wei tries to fill up the sorrowful emptiness in his heart with alcohol and to him, temporary orgasm is mere morphine, which avails him nothing. Shin Min cooks the recipes her fiancé had left day after day. The honeymoon to Okinawa that they will never have the chance to go on together is but endless tears. That day, on a bus driving on a winding mountain road, the setting sun shone upon their faces occasionally. They silently exchanged a glance, as if they could see their reflection in each other. They are the most familiar strangers.
Cast
- Karena Lam as Shin Min, loses her fiancé
- Stone as Yu Wei Chang, loses his wife, Xiao Wen and also his son
- Ko Chia-yen as Xiao Wen, Yu Wei's wife
- Umin Boya as Ren You, Shin Min's fiancé
- Chang Shu-hao as Ren Yi, Ren You's younger brother
- Nana Lee as Shin Ting, Shin Min's younger sister
Soundtrack
| Song title | Singer | Lyricist | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Zinnia Flower" | Sodagreen | Tsing Fong Wu | Yu Chi Kung (Sodagreen) |
Awards and nominations
52nd Golden Horse Awards
| Year | Nominated | Awards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Karena Lam | Best actress | Won |
| Tom Lin, Wei Ren Liu Zinnia Flower | Best original screenplay | Nominated | |
| Yu Chi Kung Zinnia Flower | Best original movie music | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated | Awards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Karena Lam | Best actress | Nominated |
19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
| Year | Nomination | Awards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | International competition | Special recommendation of Catholic Humanism Spirit Special Award | Won |
| Year | Nomination | Awards | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | International competition | Tiger Beer Jury Award | Won |
References
- Wen Tang Cheng, The Moment When We hug: Less grassroots, more warmth. Liberty Times. 2014-09-26
- Maverick, Zinnia Flower: the opening and the closing film of Taipei film festival. UDN news. 2015-05-14
- Karena Lam almost forgot to thank her husband when winning the Best Actress Award. CAN news. 2015-11-21