Directed by Zeng Zeng and co-produced by Ning Hao and Qin Hailu, the film "Impermanence" released on December 21, starring Qin Hailu, Tian Yu, Yu Ailei and Jiao Gang. In addition to the Best Cinematography nomination at the Asian New Talent Award 21th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2018, the film was also nominated for the Bright Future section of 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Poster of "Impermanence"
"Life is impermanent. Making a choice is only a thought between.” As the first fiction feature film of Zeng Zeng, an up-rising director, "Impermanence" tells a story about "reincarnation" and "redemption" from the perspective of three men.
In clouds and water wreathed southern China, the hotel owner Wang Haili, the monk Can Chen and the playboy Fang Yiguo are going through their own test of desire. By chance, they embark on a redemptive journey of faith, aiming to find a place where their mind can be at peace. In the story, the three of them travel back and forth through the intertwined space and time, creating an inextricable connection that touches the border between reality and illusion.
Yu Ailei as the monk Can Chen
As another new directorial debut of Dirty Monkey 72 Transformation Film Project, “Impermanence" brings together many outstanding actors such as Qin Hailu, Tian Yu, Yu Ailei and Jiao Gang. Qin Hailu, as the female lead Su Mei, has won several honors at the Golden Horse Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards. She also has served as a jury member at the Shanghai International Film Festival, the Eurasia International Film Festival and other major film festivals.
Qin Hailu as the female lead Su Mei
Tian Yu, as the hotel owner Wang Haili, won the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 26th Shanghai TV Festival held this year.
Tian Yu as the hotel owner Wang Haili
Born in 1987 in Hunan province, China, director Zeng Zeng graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a master\'s degree in directing. She completed her graduation short film “Summer Secret” in 2014, which was nominated for the Wide Angle section of the 19th Busan International Film Festival and won the Wolfgang Längsfeld Award for the Most Original Film at the 34th Munich International Festival of Film Schools.
Director Zeng Zeng at the filming site of "Impermanence"
In both the script and the film, Zeng has committed to use her unique audio-visual language and image style to blur the boundary between reality and imagination. In “Impermanence", she tries to present a deeper exploration between sin and faith, human nature and the proposition of the times from a more macro perspective.