Uniform (2003)
- Original title
- 制服
- Directed by
- Diao Yinan
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 11 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
A young man in China finds a police uniform and starts wearing it, which changes how others see him and how he sees himself. The film follows his quiet transformation as he gains a kind of influence he never had before.
understatedatmosphericslow-burncontemplativemelancholicintrospectiveabsurdironic
What happens
Uniform is the 2003 feature film debut of director Diao Yi'nan, who had previously worked as an established screenwriter for directors such as Zhang Yang and Shi Runjiu. The film, produced by Hu Tong Communications, was distributed via DVD in the United States by First Run Features as part of the Global Film Initiative. Uniform follows a young man, Wang Xiaojian, who, down on his luck, comes upon a seemingly abandoned policeman's uniform. Putting it on, Wang discovers he can have influence and control not only on others but himself as well. The film premiered at the 2003 Vancouver International Film Festival where it won the Dragons and Tigers award. It also screened at a handful of other international film festivals, notably Rotterdam, where it was the only Chinese film in competition for the Tiger Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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