The Triangle Land

The Triangle Land
	Film poster
Traditional	三角地
Simplified	三角地
Mandarin	Sānjiǎodì
Directed by	Chen Kunhou
Produced by	Du Youling; Zhang Huafu
Written by	Chen Ching-Hui; Cao Wenxuan
Based on	The Triangle Land by Cao Wenxuan
Starring	Yang Chengcheng; Hsieh Dong-Yu; Zhu Zhi-Ying; Honduras; Cindy Mong; Chiu Yen-Hsiang; Ken Lin
Music by	Chen Rushan
Cinematography	Jiang Shenfeng
Production; company	Imperial Film and Television Corporation
Distributed by	Mei Ah Entertainment
Release date	9 November 2012 (China);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	mainland China; Taiwan; Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin

The Triangle Land (Chinese: 三角地) is a 2012 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Chen Kunhou and written by Chen Ching-Hui and Cao Wenxuan. The film stars Yang Chengcheng, Hsieh Dong-Yu, Zhu Zhi-Ying, Honduras, Cindy Mong, Chiu Yen-Hsiang, and Ken Lin.[1] The film is an adaptation of Cao Wenxuan's novel of the same name.[2] The Triangle Land was released in mainland China on November 9, 2012, and in Taiwan on January 4, 2013.[3]

Plot

The film is about the life of a family of seven. Ah Nan is a senior university student, he loves his classmate Dan Niu, a beautiful girl who comes back from Canada. When Dan Niu knowns Ah Nan's parents are drunkard and gambler and his brothers are thief and blockhead, they break up. After losing his love, Ah Nan drops out. Phoebe, a friend of Ah Nan, her parents died of a plane crash, but she doesn't give up her hope for life. Ah Nan is influenced by Phoebe and determines to live hard and changes the situation. The whole family is influenced by his spirit, they open a boarding house.

Cast

Yang Chengcheng as Dan Niu
Hsieh Dong-Yu as Ah Nan
Zhu Zhi-Ying as Phoebe
Honduras as Chen's father
Cindy Mong as Chen's mother
Chiu Yen-Hsiang as Ceramist
Ken Lin as Ah Kai
Qiu Ruiyong as Da Fei
Lin Yongxu as Xiao Kang
Wu Yaruo as Tongtong

Production

Most of the film was shot on location in Miaoli County.[4]

Release

The film premiered at the Capital Cinema on November 7, 2012, in Beijing. The film was released on November 9, 2012, in mainland China, and on January 4, in Taiwan.

Accolades

Date	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Notes
2013	Baihe Awards	Special Jury Award	The Triangle Land	Won	[5]

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References

《三角地》唯美首映女主角杨诚诚清纯亮相. sina (in Chinese). 2012-11-08.
电影《三角地》热映杨诚诚演绎清新初恋. 163 (in Chinese). 2012-11-11.
两岸合拍电影《三角地》清新励志. China Daily (in Chinese). 2012-11-15.
《三角地》台湾风情浓郁杨诚诚温柔学台普. Sohu (in Chinese). 2012-11-13.
《三角地》等获评委会特别奖徐峥自嘲八戒变导演. 1905.com (in Chinese). 2013-05-03.

External links

The Triangle Land on IMDb
The Triangle Land on Facebook
The Triangle Land at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
The Triangle Land at Douban (in Chinese)
The Triangle Land at the Mtime.com (in Chinese)

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[1] 《三角地》唯美首映女主角杨诚诚清纯亮相. sina (in Chinese). 2012-11-08.

[2] 电影《三角地》热映杨诚诚演绎清新初恋. 163 (in Chinese). 2012-11-11.

[3] 两岸合拍电影《三角地》清新励志. China Daily (in Chinese). 2012-11-15.

[4] 《三角地》台湾风情浓郁杨诚诚温柔学台普. Sohu (in Chinese). 2012-11-13.

[5] 《三角地》等获评委会特别奖徐峥自嘲八戒变导演. 1905.com (in Chinese). 2013-05-03.