Best Director
2019, Chinese. Directed by Zhang Xian.
Zhang and Shanni are a couple. They live in Beijing and both are successful. Zhang is a director of some renown whose film has just won a prize abroad. Shanni is a fashion magazine photographer from Guangdong. They planned to get a marriage certificate quickly and start a wedding trip. However, their parents are not keen on the idea and insist on a traditional Chinese wedding. They force the couple to organize a traditional ceremony. Everyone comes to Zhang's hometown of Shanxi, and a family hell begins. Differences of opinion between the young couple and the parents, cultural differences between the two families, and then Zhang's ex-girlfriend turns up - A truly black comedy.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 14 October 2019
- Original title
- 最佳导演
- Country
- China
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- Zhang Xian
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Best Director runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Who directed Best Director?
Best Director (2019) was directed by Zhang Xian.