The Day the Sun Turned Cold


1h 39m 1994

Brief Synopsis

A young man walks into a police station to report a suspected murder. The detective in charge is shocked by the details, despite all his years on the beat. That's because the man, Guan Jin, has accused his own mother of murder, and what's more, of murdering his father. Despite initial skepticism--th

Film Details

Also Known As
Day the Sun Turned Cold, Tianguo Niezi
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Fortissimo Films
Distribution Company
Kino International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Synopsis

A young man walks into a police station to report a suspected murder. The detective in charge is shocked by the details, despite all his years on the beat. That's because the man, Guan Jin, has accused his own mother of murder, and what's more, of murdering his father. Despite initial skepticism--the death of the man's father, after all, occurred ten years earlier--the detective decides to take up the case.

Film Details

Also Known As
Day the Sun Turned Cold, Tianguo Niezi
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Fortissimo Films
Distribution Company
Kino International

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

The Grand Prize winner at the 1994 Tokyo International Film Festival. Also cited for Best Director.

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States February 1995

Released in United States November 1994

Released in United States Spring April 28, 1995

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum) February 9-20, 1995.

Shown at Goteburg International Film Festival February 3-12, 1995.

Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 4-17, 1994.

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 17 - April 2, 1995.

Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.

Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 24 - October 2, 1994.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (out of competition) September 30 - October 16, 1994.

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival September 24 - October 2, 1994.)

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (out of competition) September 30 - October 16, 1994.)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 17 - April 2, 1995.)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 17 - March 5, 1995.)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.)

Released in United States February 1995 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum) February 9-20, 1995.)

Released in United States February 1995 (Shown at Goteburg International Film Festival February 3-12, 1995.)

Released in United States Spring April 28, 1995

Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 4-17, 1994.)