A Grand Canal (2013)
20m
Running Time
January 1, 2013Release Date
Plot.
A Greek tragedy told in Chinese pop music. The tragic events of a boat captain trying to collect a debt to save his fleet of boats, as remembered by his ten year old son.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Johnny Ma
Dodo (Adult)
Mei Song Shun
Actor
Jie Chen
Producer
Wang Yi Fan
Cinematography
Sheng Yong
Sound Recordist
Mike Long
Editor
Sarah Stallard
Producer
Wang Hong Sheng
Du Xiao Min
Wang Yun Feng
Mei Zhan
Details.
Wiki.
A Grand Canal is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Johnny Ma and released in 2013. The film centres on a boat captain trying to collect a debt from the most powerful man in town, as retold by the captain's son as an adult.The film's cast includes Xiao Min Du, Zhan Mei, Mei Song Shun, Hong Sheng Wang and Yun Feng Wang, as well as Ma himself as the narrator.
The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It was named to TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list as one of the ten best Canadian short films of the year, and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.