Bus 44 (2001)
- Original title
- 车四十四
- Directed by
- Dayyan Eng
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, United States
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers have a frightening encounter with highway robbers. The film shows how different people react under threat and the harsh consequences that follow.
tenseunsettlingbleakthought-provokingatmosphericharshmoralquietly intense
What happens
Bus 44 (simplified Chinese: 车四十四; traditional Chinese: 車四十四; pinyin: Chē Sì Shí Sì) is a Venice and Sundance Film Festival award-winning short film written and directed by Chinese-American filmmaker Dayyan Eng in 2001, starring Chinese film star Gong Beibi and Wu Chao. Bus 44 takes place on the outskirts of a small town and tells the story of a bus driver (Gong) and her passengers' encounter with highway robbers. The film was loosely based on an amalgamation of supposed true events, though there has never been any verified source. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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