This year the Opening Film of the Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2021 is One Second (2020), the latest work by the legendary Asian film director Zhang Yimou. The films will be screened on December 8, 2021, 8:00 PM at SF World Cinema, CentralWorld.
One Second
Director: Zhang Yimou
Country: China
Year: 2020
Running Time: 104 minutes
Producer: Pang Liwei, Zhao Yijun, Hu Hui, Dong Ping, Steven Xiang, Peter Zheng, Bill Kong, Zhao Chao
Starring: Zhang Yi, Liu Haocun, Fan Wei
Synopsis:
China during the Cultural Revolution. A prisoner has escaped from his labour camp to see a particular newsreel. But an orphan girl has stolen precisely this film roll. Meanwhile, the villagers are waiting eagerly for the screening to begin.
Director’s Biography:
One of the most important and influential filmmakers in China, and a core member of China’s “Fifth Generation” directors, Zhang Yimou started his career as a cinematographer and became a director in 1987. Over the years, Zhang has directed films which received accolades from around the world.
In 2012, Zhang received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Mumbai Int’l Film Festival, a special award of merit at South Korea’s Daejong Awards, and award for Outstanding Achievement at the Marrakech Int’l Film Festival and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cairo Int’l Film Festival.
Find out more information: Facebook: Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival , www.baff.go.th
