The Knot () is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Yin Li. It was China's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.

It won the Best Film in the 2007 Golden Rooster Awards, and was named Outstanding Film by the 2008 Hundred Flowers Awards.

The Knot (2006 film)

Plot

They fell in love; Chen Qiushui was 20. Wang Biyun was 18. When Qiushui fled Taiwan after the 228 Massacre, Biyun gave him a gold engagement ring and they promised to meet again. Qiushui served as an army doctor during the Korean War, where he met Wang Jindi, a nurse from Shanghai who fell in love with him instantly. Years had gone by, Qiushui married Jindi and settled in Tibet. While in Taiwan, Biyun buried Qiushui's mother and continued to pray for his return.

The Knot (2006 film)

Flashback to modern time, Biyun is living in New York. Her niece played by Isabella Leong, a writer, has travelled to Tibet to find out what happened to Qiushui. Through the pictures she sends back via internet, Biyun finally gets to see the familiar face once again.

The Knot (2006 film)

Cast

Chen Kun as Chen Qiushui / Chen Kunlun

Vivian Hsu as Wang Biyun

Gua Ah-leh as elderly Wang Biyun

Li Bingbing as Wang Jindi

Chin Han as Wang Tingwu

Yang Kuei-mei as Xu Fengniang

Isabella Leong as Wang Xiaorui

Steven Cheung as Xue Zilu

Athena Chu as Mrs. Wang

See also

Cinema of China

List of submissions to the 80th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

The Knot at the Chinese Movie Database

2006 films

Golden Rooster Best Film recipients

Chinese romantic drama films

War romance films

2006 romantic drama films

Films shot in Beijing

Films shot in Fujian

Films shot in Tibet