When Night Falls (2012)
- Original title
- 我還有話要說
- Directed by
- Ying Liang
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man kills six police officers after being arrested and beaten for riding a bicycle without a license. The film follows his story in a realistic, documentary-like style.
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What happens
When Night Falls is a docudrama from Chinese independent film director Ying Liang. The film is based on the real-life criminal case of Yang Jia, a Chinese man who killed six police officers after being arrested and beaten for riding a bicycle without a license. After the film's screening, threats of arrest from Chinese authorities resulted in Ying being exiled from Shanghai. Ying won best director at the Locarno Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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