''Green Hat'' () (also known as ''The Green Hat'') is a Chinese film from 2003 and the debut of screenwriter

Liu Fendou Liu Fendou () (born 1969, Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography Born in Beijing, Liu Fendou spent some time in the United States in his youth doing "generally doing a whole lot of nothing" until retur ...

. Starring Li Congxi,

Liao Fan Liao Fan (; born 14 February 1974) is a Chinese film and theatre actor. He is a graduate of Shanghai Theatre Academy. In February 2014 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, for his performance i ...

, and

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, the film tells the story of two men, one a bank robber, and one a police officer and their shared problem of unfaithful partners. In China, the phrase "wearing a green hat", refers to a cuckold. The film features full-frontal male nudity. The film was well received by both critics and festival audiences, notably at the 2004

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where it won a prize for Best Narrative Feature.

Plot

Wang Yao (

) is a criminal. Along with two friends, he prepares one last heist with the plan that he will head to the United States afterward for a reunion with a girlfriend he has not seen in two years. After the successful robbery of a bank, Wang stops at a small grocery store to call his girlfriend, who ceremoniously dumps him. Distraught, Wang takes the grocery store's proprietor hostage when she demands payment for the long-distance phone call. When the police arrives, one of their number ( Li Congxi) offers to take the place of the hostage. Wang agrees, and then promptly commits suicide after asking the shocked officer, "What is love?" The film then shifts its attention to the police officer, who now begins to face the fact that his wife ( Li Mei) has been carrying on an affair with a swimming coach ( Hai Yitian). Struggling from sexual inadequacy and humiliation, the officer decides to confront his wife and her lover.

Reception

''Green Hat'' was screened at numerous international

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including

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, and

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. Western critics were generally positive in their reaction to the film, with the film winning a Best Narrative Feature from Tribeca, and FIPRESCI awarding a best film award to it at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, These critics, such as ''Variety's'' Derek Elley, found the film to be a strong debut by Liu and praised the film's visual compositions and unusual sexual frankness.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id = 0416943
''Green Hat''
at the Chinese Movie Database 2004 films 2004 drama films 2000s thriller drama films Chinese drama films Films set in Beijing 2000s Mandarin-language films

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