August 15th (2008 film)

August 15th (Ba yue shi wu) is a 2008 short Chinese film, directed by Jiang Xuan. It has been screened in various international film festivals, including Sundance Film Festival in January 2008, Cannes Film Festival in May 2008, and the Expresión en Corto Film Festival of Mexico in June 2008.

August 15th
Directed by	Jiang Xuan
Written by	Jiang Xuan
Produced by	Gareth Chang
Starring	Bian Tao Zhao Xinxi Cai Lu Qu Shaoshi
Cinematography	Duan Haifeng
Edited by	Esteban Arguello
Release date	January 2008 (2008-1) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	20 minutes
Country	China

Plot summary

Based on a true story, passengers on a city bus must decide what they are willing to sacrifice for their own safety after it is hijacked by a couple of countryside crooks. It is based on two real events, both involved women being raped, one in a train and the other in a bus, while a crowd of people stood by and did nothing to intervene. On the bus, the crooks take over and the passengers must decide how much they are willing to risk for their own safety.^[1]

Accolades

The film received the Honorable Mentions in Short Filmmaking at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.^[2] It is available for download from online sources, including iTunes Store, Netflix, and Xbox Live Marketplace.^[3] It was also screened at the International Critics' Week of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]