''Blind Massage'' () is a 2014 drama film directed by

Lou Ye Lou Ye (), born 1965, is a Chinese screenwriter- director who is commonly grouped with the " Sixth Generation" directors of Chinese cinema. Films Born in Shanghai, Lou was educated at the Beijing Film Academy. In 1993, he made his first film ''W ...

and based on the 2008 novel ''

Massage Massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In E ...

'' by Bi Feiyu.

Cast

* Guo Xiaodong *

Qin Hao Qin Hao (Chinese name: ) is a Chinese actor. He is known for starring in the 2009 film '' Spring Fever'' and the 2020 television series '' The Bad Kids''. Early life In 1996, Qin entered China's Central Academy of Drama. He graduated from the C ...

* Zhang Lei * Mei Ting *

Huang Xuan Huang Xuan (, born 3 March 1985) is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Blind Massage'' (2014), ''The Legend of Mi Yue'' (2015), ''The Interpreter'' (2016) and ''Extraordinary Mission'' (2017). Life and career Born and raised i ...

Huang Lu Huang Lu () (born July 10, 1983) is a Chinese actress. A graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, Huang debuted in director Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain ''Blind Mountain'' () is a 2007 Chinese film directed by Li Yang. (It is Li's first feature fil ...

* Wang Zhihua * Huang Junjun * Jiang Dan * Mu Huaipeng

Reception

The film entered into the competition for the

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at the

64th Berlin International Film Festival The 64th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 February 2014. Wes Anderson's film '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' opened the festival. British film director Ken Loach was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The ...

. and won Silver Bear award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution. It received seven nominations at the 51st Golden Horse Film Awards, and won six, namely

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, Best New Performer, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Sound Effects. It has grossed ¥7.68 million at the Chinese box office.

References

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* 2014 films Chinese drama films French drama films 2010s Mandarin-language films Films based on Chinese novels Films directed by Lou Ye Films set in Nanjing Films shot in Nanjing Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution Asian Film Award for Best Film winners Films about blind people 2014 drama films 2010s French films {{2010s-China-film-stub