The Wild Goose Lake

The Wild Goose Lake (Chinese: 南方车站的聚会; pinyin: Nánfāng Chēzhàn de Jùhuì; lit.: 'Meeting at South Train Station') is a 2019 Chinese neo-noir crime thriller[6] directed by Diao Yinan. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[7][8]

The Wild Goose Lake
Festival poster
Traditional南方車站的聚會
Simplified南方车站的聚会
MandarinNánfāng Chēzhàn de Jùhuì
Directed byDiao Yinan[1]
Produced byLi Li[1]
Written byDiao Yinan[1]
Starring
Music byB6[1]
CinematographyDong Jinsong[1]
Edited by
  • Kong Jinlei
  • Matthieu Laclau[1]
Production
companies
  • Green Ray Films
  • Maisong Entertainment Investment[1]
Distributed by
  • Memento Films (France)[1]
Release date
Country
LanguageWuhan dialect[2][4]
Box office$31 million[5][3]

Cast

Release

The film had its premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2019.[2] It was released in China on 6 December 2019[2][3] and in France on 25 December 2019.[1] Its release for Blu-ray and DVD sales took place on 7 July 2020.[3]

Reception

Box office

The Wild Goose Lake grossed $12,573 in the United States and Canada and $31 million in other territories.[5][3]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 68 reviews, with an average rating of 7.47/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Smart and stylish, The Wild Goose Lake blends B-movie thrills with bold filmmaking choices and thought-provoking social commentary."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 17 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10]

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References
  1. "The Wild Goose Lake French press notes" (PDF) (in French). Memento Films. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "南方车站的聚会 (豆瓣)" (in Chinese). Douban. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "Nan Fang Che Zhan De Ju Hui (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. Davis, Rebecca (19 May 2019). "Diao Yinan on Cannes Pic Wild Goose Lake: 'I Try to Portray the Opposite of a Utopia'". Variety.
  5. "The Wild Goose Lake (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. James Lattimer; British Film Institute; The Wild Goose Lake first look: Diao Yinan spins a dazzling neon neo-noir
  7. "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. "The Wild Goose Lake (Nan fang che zhan de ju hui) (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. "The Wild Goose Lake Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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