Thursday, 25 October 2018

The Road Not Taken

Movie: The Road Not Taken
Chinese Title: 未择之路 / Wei Ze Zhi Lu

Release Date: September 14, 2018

Genre: Crime
Language: Mandarin
Director: Tang Gaopeng
Screenwriter: Yue Xiaojun, Tang Gaopeng, Duan Zheqing
Producer: Sun Wei, Zhang Xiaochun, Cao Xin
Origin: China

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story about widely different people who cross paths on the sandy roads of the Gobi Desert and the series of events that take place in the next three days.

Er Yong (Wang Xuebing) owes money to the mob. He ends up having to take care of a young boy named Ga Wa (Zhu Gengyou) who has been kidnapped and they embark on a dangerous journey together. Along the way, they meet a female trucker (Ma Yili).

Fun Facts

Filming took place in Ganshu.
Wang Xuebing spoke the Northwestern dialect throughout the movie.
Because Ma Yili plays a driver that's always abroad, she had to wear skin tone makeup.
After half a month of searching, Zhu Gengyou was chosen from a large number of child actors.
In 2010, Director Tang Gaopeng's long-time girlfriend left him without a word. His friend Yue Xiaojun also experienced a failure in love. Instead of drowning their sorrows in alcohol, they decided to write it into a story. At that time, Tang Gaopeng had a commercial to film but he stopped work on the commercial to concentrate on the movie.

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