Poster of "Reverse Sin"
On February 26, the suspense thriller film "Reverse Sin" produced by Heilongjiang Film Studio held its premiere in Beijing, with producer Qi Haiyun and director Lou Jingjing and starring Li Mincheng, Xue Qi, Yang Qing, Li Ge, Lin Shuang, Jin Kaijie, Fu Mingzhe and others attending. The film tells the story of a criminal who orchestrated murder for revenge and is eventually swallowed up by humanity.
The exotic castle in the northeastern border town shattered the original tranquility on a snowy night with the arrival of a few uninvited guests, and the secrets buried for thirty years were gradually revealed with a massacre, but who was the murderer? At the end of the film, the director gives the puzzle to the audience.
The scene of the premiere of "Reverse Sin"
The film's director Lou Jingjing graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, and in her third year of college, she won the highest award of the "Xia Yan Cup" - "Excellent Film Script Award" with her work "Tourist Bus", and "Reverse Sin" is a film work adapted from the winning script. In the film, director Lou Jingjing's tribute to classic films of the genre such as "The Shining", "Deadly Id" and "Island Horror" can be seen everywhere. The film was also nominated for the Best Directorial Debut award at the 2017 Saipan International Film Festival. Lou Jingjing, as a post-90s female director, fully expressed her understanding of the aesthetics of violence in "Reverse Sin", of course, the film's depiction of love also highlights Lou Jingjing's advantages as a female director, and the extremely beautiful birch forest love clip is the most delicate and romantic interpretation of this part.
Stills from "Reverse Sin"
In addition to the director's grasp of the story and the performance of the actors, the editor and composer also add a lot of color to the film, the film invited the famous composer Ye Min as the arranger of the film, whether it is the mysterious atmosphere creation or the rhythm grasp of the tense plot, the music and the story are integrated, and even a little witty; Veteran editor Wang Ming served as the editor of this film, boldly innovating in the narrative structure, which fully reflects the director's pursuit of storytelling.
At the premiere, the actor Lin Shuang, who played Lin Hanxue in the film, made a cameo appearance as the host, and his witty hosting style formed a huge contrast with the role in the film. In addition, peng Gaosheng and Yang Qing, the actors of the other two female characters in the film, also have wonderful performances, and the fight between the two in a small space can be described as one of the classic scenes of this film.
The film will be released nationwide on March 1.
(Xiao Yu)