Screening
Asian New Force Category Finalist Showcase
A Big Deal
Wu Boping, Yang Yufei (China)
Col / 16'53" / In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles
This movie is based on a true story.
The story takes place in a small county in northern China. Industrial transformation has abandoned the people who are unable to keep up with the pace of development. Being one of them, strong man Bill encounters an unknown man who offers him a very uncommon job—to be an assassin.
Artists’ Statement
Bill is a typical northern Chinese guy: Undemonstrative, euphemistic and afraid of losing face. So I want to tell this story in a more Chinese way, in order to coordinate with the narrative style I selected a Chinese classical instrument—Trichord, this is the only instrument played in the film. The chord becomes a tuneful accompany while the story is being presented in a simple and easy way. In order to enhance the Chinese classical feeling, I chose the circular composition.
