中國 China / 2016 / 80 min / 普通話對白，英文字幕
In Putonghua with English subtitles
導演 Dir: 馬楠 Johnny Ma
演員 Cast: 陳剛 Chen Gang, 耐安 Nai An, 王宏偉 Wang Hongwe

柏林影展 導演論壇單元
Forum, Berlin International Film Festival
多倫多電影節
Toronto International Film Festival

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No good deed goes unpunished in Johnny Ma’s astonishing debut feature Old Stone. When middle-aged taxi driver Lao Shi accidentally hits a man, he drives the victim to the hospital and takes responsibility for the medical bills. But Lao Shi is denied insurance and the witnesses and his wife are shockingly callous or indifferent. Despite his compassion, Lao Shi soon courts financial and personal ruin, and is finally driven towards a desperate and ironic fate. Johnny Ma’s combination of neo-realist drama and noir thriller is both a dark parable about China’s Good Samaritan controversies and a riveting character study of a stubborn yet decent man pushed too far.

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