Zinnia Flower

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.

Zinnia Flower
Directed byTom Lin
Screenplay byTom Lin
StarringKarena Lam
Stone
Ko Chia-yen
Umin Boya
Bryan Chang
Nana Lee
Gen Yan Tsai
Production
company
Atomcinema Corporation
Distributed byAtomcinema Corporation
Release date
  • October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin
Japanese

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 titleSingerLyricistComposer
"Zinnia Flower"SodagreenTsing Fong WuYu 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

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