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

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)

Trailer

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