Zinnia Flower

Zinnia Flower
Directed by	Tom Lin
Screenplay by	Tom Lin
Starring	Karena Lam; Stone; Ko Chia-yen; Umin Boya; Bryan Chang; Nana Lee; Gen Yan Tsai
Production; company	Atomcinema Corporation
Distributed by	Atomcinema Corporation
Release date	October 8, 2015;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin; Japanese

Zinnia Flower (Chinese: 百日告別) is a 2015 Taiwanese film starring Karena Lam, Stone, Ko Chia-yen, Umin Boya, Bryan Chang, Nana Lee and Gen Yan Tsai. The film was released on October 8, 2015. It was chosen as the closing film of the Taipei Film Festival in 2015. It is based on the story of how director Tom Lin and a woman get over the pain of losing their loved ones during the 100 days following their deaths. Karena Lam won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in the film, as well as being nominated for the Asian Film Award for Best Actress.

Plot

Yu Wei and Shin Min lose their partners in the same multi-car crash. To cope, Yu Wei drinks excessively, while Shin Min cooks the recipes her fiancé had left day after day.

Cast

Karena Lam as Shin Min; loses her fiancé
Stone as Yu Wei Chang; loses his wife, Xiao Wen, and his son
Ko Chia-yen as Xiao Wen; Yu Wei's wife
Umin Boya as Ren You, Shin Min's fiancé
Chang Shu-hao as Ren Yi, Ren You's younger brother
Nana Lee as Shin Ting, Shin Min's younger sister

Soundtrack

Song title	Singer	Lyricist	Composer
"Zinnia Flower"	Sodagreen	Tsing Fong Wu	Yu Chi Kung (Sodagreen)

Awards and nominations

52nd Golden Horse Awards

Year	Nominated	Awards	Result
2015	Karena Lam	Best actress	Won
	Tom Lin, Wei Ren Liu Zinnia Flower	Best original screenplay	Nominated
	Yu Chi Kung Zinnia Flower	Best original movie music	Nominated

10th Asian Film Awards

Year	Nominated	Awards	Result
2016	Karena Lam	Best actress	Nominated

19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Year	Nomination	Awards	Result
2015	International competition Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival	Special recommendation of Catholic Humanism Spirit Special Award	Won

9th CinemAsia Film Festival

Year	Nomination	Awards	Result
2016	International competition CinemAsia Film Festival	Tiger Beer Jury Award	Won

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References

Wen Tang Cheng, The Moment When We Hug: Less grassroots, more warmth. Liberty Times. 2014-09-26
Maverick, Zinnia Flower: the opening and the closing film of Taipei film festival. UDN news. 2015-05-14
Karena Lam almost forgot to thank her husband when winning the Best Actress Award. CAN news. 2015-11-21

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