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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • United Entertainment Partners
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • United Entertainment Partners
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary To keep a promise he made ​​to his wife, Zhigen decides to return to his native village to free his bird. He plans to take this journey alone. But Renxing, his young, spoiled granddaughter, has to come with him. During this trip through China's beautiful nature, Zhigen and Renxing share adventures that will change them forever.

Directed By: Philippe Muyl

Written By: Philippe Muyl

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • United Entertainment Partners
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • United Entertainment Partners
  • 1 h 40 m

The Nightingale

Metascore Generally Favorable
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Summary To keep a promise he made ​​to his wife, Zhigen decides to return to his native village to free his bird. He plans to take this journey alone. But Renxing, his young, spoiled granddaughter, has to come with him. During this trip through China's beautiful nature, Zhigen and Renxing share adventures that will change them forever.

Directed By: Philippe Muyl

Written By: Philippe Muyl

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80
Nov 26, 2019
Not for the faint-hearted — and even the tough-hearted might struggle in a few places. But this uncompromising, unflinching meditation on violence should be seen as widely as possible.
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75
Nov 6, 2015
Although few would confuse The Nightingale with greatness (it’s just way too predictable), production-wise, everything is top notch, especially the cinematography of Sun Ming, who captures some almost epic images of rural Guangxi — makes you want to go there. Also, Li’s quiet strength as the grandfather grounds the film in a gentle, simple and appealing way.
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70
Nov 6, 2015
The virtues of understatement and restraint are vividly apparent in Philippe Muyl’s The Nightingale.
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60
Nov 6, 2015
The Nightingale is technically remarkable. Beyond its socio-political context, however, the film offers hardly anything inventive to the familiar generation-gap rite-of-passage dramedy.
By Clarence Tsui FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Stellar Mega Films, EnVision Films, Pan Eurasia Films, Kinology, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date Nov 6, 2015
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.ugcdistribution.fr/film/le-promeneur-doiseau_237
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Awards

Shanghai International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
China Australia International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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