''Angels Wear White'' ( zh, 嘉年华) is a 2017 Chinese

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Vivian Qu Vivian Qu (; Wen Yan) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and producer who directed the award-winning 2013 film ''Trap Street (film), Trap Street''. She also produced ''Night Train (2007 film), Night Train'', released in 2007, ''Knitting (f ...

. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

Mia (

Vicky Chen Vicky Chen Wen-chi (; born 10 August 2003), better known by her stage name Wen Qi (), is a Taiwanese actress. The daughter of a Taiwanese businessman, Chen and her parents moved to Suzhou in 2007, where she spent most of her childhood. In 2017 ...

), a teenager, works as a cleaner in a motel in a small seaside town. One night, while manning the reception for her co-worker Lili (Peng Jing), she witnesses the sexual assault of two 12-year-old schoolgirls by a middle-aged man. Through the surveillance TV, she sees the man forcing himself into the girls' room and records the whole incident with her mobile phone.

Cast

as Mia (Xiaomi) * Zhou Meijun as Xiaowen * Shi Ke as Attorney Hao * Liu Weiwei as Xiaowen's mother * Geng Le as Xiaowen's father * Jiang Xinyue as Zhang Xinxin * Peng Jing as Lili * Wang Yuexin * Li Mengnan *

Bamboo Chen Bamboo Chen Chu-sheng (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tek-seng; born 6 August 1975) is a Taiwanese actor, acting coach and producer. He is best known for his roles in '' Zone Pro Site'', ''The Great Buddha + ''The Great Buddha+'' is a 2017 Taiwanese d ...

Release

It opened the 28th

Singapore International Film Festival The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform for ...

(SGIFF) on 23 November 2017 at

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, Singapore.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angels Wear White 2017 films 2017 drama films Chinese drama films 2010s Mandarin-language films