Nezha (2014 film)

Nezha[1] (Chinese: 少女哪吒; pinyin: Shàonǚ Nézhā; Jyutping: Siu3neoi5 Naa4zaa1; lit. 'Girl Nezha'),[2] stylized on some posters as 'NeZha'[3] or 'Ne Zha', is a 2014 Chinese period drama film directed by Li Xiaofeng, in his directorial debut.[5]

Nezha[1]
Chinese theatrical release poster
Chinese少女哪吒
MandarinShàonǚ Nézhā
CantoneseSiu3neoi5 Naa4zaa1
LiterallyGirl Nezha[2]
Directed byLi Xiaofeng[3]
Produced byShen Yang[4]
Screenplay by
  • Li Xiaofeng
  • Wang Mu
  • Pan Yu[3]
Based on"Shàonǚ Nézhā"
by Lü Yao[3]
Starring
Music byDrew Hanratty[3]
CinematographyJoewi Verhoeven[3]
Edited byLiu Yueyue[2]
Production
companies
  • Beijing BHBD Culture Diffusion
  • Way Good Entertainment[1]
Release date
  • October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05) (BIFF)[1]
  • July 11, 2015 (2015-07-11) (China)[2]
Running time
98 minutes[1][2]
CountryChina[1][2]
LanguageMandarin[2]
Box officeCN¥522,000

The film is based on a novella by Lü Yao,[3] and it was released in China on July 11, 2015.[2] Its title refers to the Chinese folk deity of the same name.

Cast
  • Li Jiaqi as Wang Xiaobing
  • Li Haofei as Li Xiaolu
  • Chen Jin as Xu Wanqing
  • Wang Yong as Wang Yinghua
  • Xin Peng as Xu Jie
  • Li Huan as Li Danyang
  • Chen Yongjian as Lin
  • Ding Pei

Release

The film had its world premiere on October 5, 2014, in the New Currents section of the 19th Busan International Film Festival,[5] and was then played in several other festivals, including, on November 16, 2014, in the Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan. It went on general release in China on July 11, 2015.[2]

Reception

Box office

The film earned CN¥522,000 at the Chinese box office.[6]

Critical response

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia gave the film a 5 out of 10, saying that a "promising story of a female rebel and her bosom pal squanders its early promise."[5]

References
  1. http://www.biff.kr/kor/html/archive/arc_history_tsearch.asp?mode=view&idx=13966&piff_code=2014#
  2. "少女哪吒 (2014)" (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. https://www.weibo.com/p/1001603861672069592413?pids=Pl_Official_CardMixFeedv6__4&feed_filter=2
  4. https://movie.douban.com/photos/photo/2198506351/
  5. Elley, Derek. "Nezha". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  6. "少女哪吒（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved October 10, 2015.


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