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HAVE A NICE DAY
A hard rain is about to fall on a small town in Southern China.
In a desperate attempt to find money to save his fiancée’s failed plastic surgery, Xiao Zhang, a mere driver, steals a bag containing 1 million from his boss.
News of the robbery spreads fast within the town and, over the course of one night, everyone starts looking for Xiao Zhang and his money…
Liu Jian delivers a whirlwind neo-noir, cementing his place as a pioneering force in independent Chinese animation.
“This deserves to be an animation arthouse hit to equal “Waltz With Bashir”, and it was the most politically trenchant and artistically fresh thing in Berlin. With the surface of a Tarantino-esque pulp thriller and the heart of a postmodern political art project.”
– The Guardian
“Liu Jian’s stunning animation is both a visceral thriller and astute political statement about China’s place in the modern world. The film’s elegance and bleak narrative wit, along with politically caustic cynicism – impressively outspoken, given the rigours of the Chinese censorship system – should put “Have a Nice Day” in the international spotlight, with the potential to become the biggest success in adult-targeted art animation since “Waltz With Bashir”. Like no Chinese film you’ve ever seen.”
– Screen Daily
“If Quentin Tarantino remade “Pulp Fiction” as an animated movie set in modern day China, it might look something like “Have a Nice Day,”. Throw in some jarringly modern reference points — Trump, Brexit — and this exuberant, Tarantinoesque display of violence and suspense presents deep perspective on the ripple effects of troubled times around the world. A mesmerizing portrait of despair and the capitalist instincts created by it.”
– Indiewire
DIRECTOR:
Liu Jian
WRITER:
Liu Jian
PRODUCER:
Lynne Wang
CAST (Voice):
Zhu Changlong
Cao Kai
Liu Jian
Country of Origin: China
Format: DCP/Color
Sound Format: 5.1 Surround Sound
Running Time: 77 minutes
Genre: Animation
Rating: Not Rated
In Mandarin with English Subtitles
See this film at the following theaters:
- 05/18/17 Seattle Int’l Film Festival Seattle, WA (U.S. Premiere!)
- 08/05/17 Rooftop Films New York, NY (NY Premiere!)
- 09/29/17 Lost Weekend Film Festival Winchester, VA
- 10/12/17 Chicago Int’l Film Festival Chicago, IL
- 10/19/17 Philadelphia Film Festival Philadelphia, PA
- 11/01/17 Starz-Denver Int’l Film Festival Denver, CO
- 11/01/17 Passport Film Festival Columbia, MO
- 11/02/17 St. Louis Int’l Film Festival St. Louis, MO
- 11/12/17 San Diego Asian Film Festival San Diego, CA
- 11/12/17 AFI Fest Los Angeles, CA
- 01/26/18 Angelika Film Center & Cafe New York, NY
- 02/02/18 Alamo Drafthouse – Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
- 02/02/18 Ahrya Fine Arts Cinema Beverly Hills, CA
- 02/02/18 Laemmle Playhouse 7 Pasadena, CA
- 02/02/18 UWM Union Theatre Milwaukee, WI
- 02/10/18 Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers, NY
- 02/15/18 Louisiana State Univ. Alexandria, LA
- 02/16/18 Gene Siskel Film Center Chicago, IL
- 02/16/18 Sie Film Center Denver, CO
- 02/16/18 O Cinema-Wynwood Miami, FL
- 02/16/18 Grand Illusion Cinema Seattle, WA
- 02/16/18 Jean Cocteau Cinema Santa Fe, NM
- 02/16/18 Gateway Film Center Columbus, OH
- 02/16/18 Nitehawk Cinema – Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
- 02/16/18 Village East Cinema New York, NY
- 02/20/18 Guild Cinema Albuquerque, NM
- 02/21/18 IndieEvents Sioux Falls, SD
- 02/23/18 Alamo Drafthouse – New Mission San Francisco, CA
- 02/23/18 4-Star Cinema San Francisco, CA
- 02/23/18 Alamo Drafthouse – South Lamar Austin, TX
- 02/23/18 Digital Gym Cinema San Diego, CA
- 02/23/18 Angelika Carmel Mountain San Diego, CA
- 02/23/18 Consolidated Kahala 8 Honolulu, HI
- 02/23/18 Tower Theatre Sacramento, CA
- 02/23/18 Osio Theater Monterey, CA
- 02/23/18 Landmark’s Ritz at the Bourse Philadelphia, PA
- 02/23/18 Harkins Valley Art Theatre Tempe, AZ
- 02/23/18 Parkway Theatre Baltimore, MD
- 03/02/18 Angelika Pop-Up Washington, DC
- 03/02/18 Alamo Drafthouse DFW (Cedars) Dallas, TX
- 03/02/18 Angelika Film Center – Plano Plano, TX
- 03/02/18 Zeitgeist NOLA New Orleans, LA
- 03/02/18 Boardman’s Art Theater Champaign, IL
- 03/09/18 Brattle Theatre Cambridge, MA
- 03/09/18 The Frida Cinema Santa Ana, CA
- 03/09/18 Roxie Cinema San Francisco, CA
- 03/14/18 Alamo Drafthouse – Mason Park Houston, TX
- 03/15/18 Time and Space Limited Hudson, NY
- 03/16/18 OKC – Museum of Art Oklahoma City, OK
- 03/16/18 Avon Cinema Providence, RI
- 03/19/18 Alamo Drafthouse Littleton Littleton, CO
- 03/20/18 Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu, HI
- 03/30/18 Tower Theatre Salt Lake City, UT
- 04/04/18 Cleveland Int’l Film Festival Cleveland, OH
- 04/06/18 Harris Theatre Pittsburgh, PA
- 04/07/18 The New Parkway Oakland, CA
- 04/11/18 Alamo Drafthouse – Lubbock Lubbock, TX
- 04/12/18 Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l Film Festival Minneapolis, MN
- 04/12/18 Cinemaopolis Ithaca, NY
- 04/20/18 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
- 04/23/18 Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen Brooklyn, NY
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