Night Peacock

Night Peacock (French: Le Paon de Nuit; Chinese: 夜孔雀) is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Dai Sijie.^[2] The film is a Chinese-French co-production. It stars Liu Yifei, Liu Ye, Yu Shaoqun and Leon Lai. The film was released in mainland China by SMG Pictures and Beijing Lupiaoda Media on 20 May 2016.^[1][3]

Night Peacock
French	Le Paon de Nuit
Simplified Chinese	夜孔雀
Hanyu Pinyin	Yè Kǒng Què
Directed by	Dai Sijie
Screenplay by	Dai Sijie Nadine Perront
Starring	Liu Yifei Liu Ye Yu Shaoqun Leon Lai
Cinematography	Saba Mazloum
Production companies	SMG Pictures Haixiu Media (Tianjin) Daqing Baihu Entertainment E Mei Film Group France WuDiYaNa Production Haixiu Entertainment (Hongkong)[1]
Distributed by	SMG Pictures (China) Beijing Lupiaoda Media (China)[1]
Release date	20 May 2016 (2016-05-20) (China)
Running time	84 minutes (China) 121 minutes (France)
Countries	China France
Languages	Mandarin French
Box office	CN¥26 million[1]

Plot

The film is set in Chengdu, China and in France.^[3][2]

Cast

• Liu Yifei^[3]
• Liu Ye^[3]
• Yu Shaoqun^[3]
• Leon Lai^[3]

Production

The film was shot in Paris, France, and in Chengdu, China.^[3][2]

Reception

The film has grossed CN¥26 million at the Chinese box office.^[1]

Critical

The film was awarded first prize under the Special Chinese Film category at the 40th Montreal World Film Festival, and Liu was nominated as Best Actress.^{[citation needed]} It also won the Golden Angel Award for Film at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival.^[4]