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Lost and Love
Film poster featuring Andy Lau and Jing Boran
Chinese film poster
Traditional ChineseThất cô
Simplified ChineseThất cô
Hanyu PinyinShī Gū
JyutpingSat1 Gu1
Directed byPeng Sanyuan
Written byPeng Sanyuan
Produced byWang Zhonglei
Chan Pui-wah
Zhang Dajun
StarringAndy Lau
Jing Boran
CinematographyMark Lee Ping Bin
Edited byAngie Lam
Music byZbigniew Preisner
Production
companies
Huayi Brothers Media Group
Focus Films
Beijing Yuanhesheng Entertainment
Chongqing Film Group
Xiamen Navigation Media
Good Friends Entertainment
Huayi Brothers International
Distributed byHuayi Brothers(China)
Edko Films(Hong Kong)
Release dates
  • 19 March 2015(2015-03-19)(Australia, New Zealand)[1]
  • 20 March 2015(2015-03-20)(China)
  • 26 March 2015(2015-03-26)(Hong Kong)
Running time
108 minutes[2]
CountriesChina
Hong Kong
LanguagesStandard Mandarin Chinese
Sichuanese
Box officeUS$34.9 million[3][4]

Lost and Loveis a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kongroaddrama filmwritten and directed by novelist and television screenwriterPeng Sanyuanin her directorial debut and starringAndy LauandJing Boran.[5]The film is inspired by an actual abduction case in 2010 when aHubeiresident was reunited with his son, who had been missing for three years, when a university student recognized the child after seeing a post onSina Weibo.[6]

Plot

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One day in 1999 when his two-year-old son Lei Da went missing,Anhuifarmer Lei Zekuan (Lau) begins his fifteen-year-long journey of hardship searching for his lost son. On his way he meets Zeng Shuai, a young car mechanic who was abducted as a child himself and is also searching for his parents.

Cast

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Production

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DirectorPeng Sanyuanrevealed that the role of Lei Zekuan was tailor-made for Lau.[7]

Filming began on 10 March 2014 inQuanzhou,Fujian.Besides Quanzhou, filming also shift to many different provinces including in rural southwestern mountains where conditions are difficult.[8]The shoot in Quanzhou attracted many onlookers in the streets as Lau's fans were eager to see their idol in his new look for the film and take pictures.[9]This resulted in a major traffic jam and some fans even climbed a tree just to catch a glimpse of Lau.[10]

On 14 April, the crew was spotted inNanchang,Jiangxiwhere Lau was shooting a scene at the Nanchang bus station where he was pasting missing people notice on the pillars before being chased by uniformed security officers. Although the scene caught the attention of the public, nobody was able to recognize Lau.[11]

Filming was shifted toChongqingon 29 April.[12]During the shoot in Chongqing, an incident happened where a female reporter was injured while running away from crew members who discovered her secretly photographing them[13]Another incident occurred on 17 May during the shoot inChengduwhere a crew member quarreled with a female onlooker. The crew member was seen pushing the onlooker to the floor and struggling with her. Afterwards, Lau, who witnessed everything, was seen scolding the crew member for his mistakes.[14]

After two and a half months of shooting throughout China, the filming ofLost and Loveconcluded on 23 May in Chengdu. As Lau was leaving Chengdu two days afterwards, he arranged a meetup with his fans.[15]

Release

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On 8 May 2014, Huayi Brothers unveiled 32 films slated for production and distribution, withLost and Loveslated to be released in September 2014.[16]On 15 January 2015, it was announced that the film would be set for release on 20 March 2015.[17]

Reception

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Critical

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Lost and Lovereceived generally positive reviews from critics. Maggie Lee ofVariety Film Reviewsgave the film a positive review and writes "Notwithstanding some sentimental beats, Peng achieves a delicate balance between bleak realities and a life-affirming attitude, capped by a predictable but necessary catharsis."[18]In Clarence Tsui review forThe Hollywood Reporter,he mainly praisedMark Lee Ping Bin's cinematography and writes "These lush depictions of city and country fill in the dots between the film's dramatic plot points, gently driving the story forward while hinting at the social climate of the day."[19]Joe Bendel ofLibertas Film Magazinegave the film a score of B+ and praises the performances of starsAndy LauandJing Boran,director Peng's direction and Lee's cinematography and concludes his review by writing "Despite some conspicuous loose ends,Lost and Loveis a refreshingly mature and accessible drama, recommended for mainstream audiences. "[20]Tom Keogh ofThe Seattle Timesrated the film 3 out of 4 stars and writes "Writer-director Peng Sanyuan gracefully cycles through ever-changing shifts in mood and tone, a reflection of the understandably mercurial emotions of the film's two lead characters, the middle-aged Lei (Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau) and the 20-ish Ceng (Jing Boran)."[21]James Verniere ofBoston Heraldgave the film a score of A− praising Lau as "the reason to see China Lion’sLost and Love,a powerful Chinese drama about the widespread problem of abducted children "and refers it as" a film that will appeal to and move everyone. "[22]

Box office

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Lost and Lovegrossed US$18.17 million during its opening weekend, finishing in second place at the Chinese box office behind Hollywood filmCinderella.[23]During its second week, the film dropped to third place, earning US$5.31 million between 27 and 29 March. After ten days of release, the film has earned US$32 million to date.[24]

During the opening weekend of its limited release in North America,Lost and Loveearned an estimated US$85,000 from 24 locations.[25]

As of May 2015, the film have grossed a total US$34,180,000 in China, US$345,228 in Hong Kong, US$118,792 in Malaysia, US$14,787 in New Zealand, US$82,553[4]and US$188,817 in North America.[3]

Accolades

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Accolades
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
35thHong Kong Film Awards[26] Best Actor Andy Lau Nominated
30th Golden Rooster Awards Best Directorial Debut Peng Sanyuan Nominated
Best Actor Andy Lau Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Jing Boran Nominated
Best Cinematography Mark Lee Ping Bin Nominated
16thHuabiao Awards Best Actor Andy Lau Won

Story of character prototype

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The character prototype of this film is Guo Gangtang. On September 21, 1997, his 2-year-old son was abducted by a woman surnamed Tang[27]while playing alone outside inLiaocheng.[28]After that, he spent all his time searching for his son. He rode a motorcycle to search for clues all over China.[29]And in 2012 he founded a website to collect information of missing children.[30]In 2015, this adaptation of his story was released. Guo Gangtang hoped to let his son know that he is being sought through this film.[31]

On July 11, 2021, Guo Gangtang informed the media that his son was found in Henan Province. After that, the police reported that they had cracked a case of kidnapping children, and after comparing the DNA information of the kidnapped child with the information of the missing child, it was confirmed that Guo Gangtang's son was found. After 24 years, the two finally met again.[31][32] Some production staff, including Andy Lau, congratulated this.[33][34][35]

See also

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