Ex-cop Zhang Zili, seriously wounded five years ago while working on a gruesome coal-plant murder case, was forced to retire from the police force. Now, the killer strikes again, and Zhang, working as a factory security guard, is determined to redeem himself and solve the case on his own. After his investigation, he discovers that all of the victims seem to be related to a mysterious woman named Wu Zhizhen who works in a dry cleaning shop. Zhang ends up falling in love with her, but in uncovering the truth finds himself in great danger. Golden Bear, Berlin 2014.
Diao Yinan
Nasceu em 1968 em Xi’an, China. Graduou-se pela Academia Central de Artes Dramáticas de Pequim. É figura proeminente do teatro de vanguarda chinês. Começou a carreira no cinema como ator em All Tomorrow’s Parties (2003), de Yu Likwai. Escreveu e dirigiu seu primeiro longa, Uniform (2003). Em 2007, Night Train estreou em Cannes, na mostra Um Certo Olhar. Este é seu terceiro longa.
