BUS 44
Written & Directed by DAYYAN ENG Starring GONG BEIBI, WU CHAO, LI YIXIANG
SUMMARY:
On the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers encounter highway robbers. "Bus 44" carries a universal theme that travels across all boundaries and societies, trespassing the dark side and bright side of human behavior.
DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS:
I have always been interested in social psychology and wanted to do a film about how people react under certain stressful circumstances. The story attracts me not only because it has an interesting plot with a twist, but mostly because the underlying theme is even more haunting than the events that take place. I intentionally made this film with a certain ambiguity of time and place -- this story could have taken place anywhere in the world. Making films about people and human nature attracts me because I feel that people around the world have much more in common than they do differences. "Bus 44" carries a universal theme that travels across all boundaries and societies, trespassing the dark side and bright side of human behavior.
AWARDS
- Special Jury Award - 2001 Venice Film Festival
- Jury Honorable Mention - 2002 Sundance Film Festival
- Directors' Fortnight - 2002 Cannes Film Festival
- Grand Jury Award - 2002 Florida Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2003 New York Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2001 Pusan International Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2002 Hong Kong International Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2001 Seattle International Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2002 Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2002 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- Official Selection - 2001 Gijon International Film Festival
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