Bus 44

Bus 44 (2001)

车四十四

On the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers encounter highway robbers.

Date of release
2001-09-06
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (27)
Runtime
11m
Genres
Drama
Director
Dayyan Eng

Casting

Interesting facts

Bus 44 is a Venice and Sundance Film Festival award-winning short film written and directed by Chinese-American filmmaker Dayyan Eng in 2001, starring Chinese film star Gong Beibi and Wu Chao. Bus 44 takes place on the outskirts of a small town and tells the story of a bus driver (Gong) and her passengers' encounter with highway robbers. The film was loosely based on an amalgamation of supposed true events, though there has never been any verified source.

Production

Bus 44 was director Dayyang Eng's first professional short film. It was shot on 35mm film stock with a small cast and crew on the outskirts of Beijing in 2001.

Commenting on the film, the director stated, "I have always been interested in social psychology and wanted to do a film about how people react under certain stressful circumstances. The story attracts me not only because it has an interesting plot with a twist, but mostly because the underlying theme is even more haunting than the events that take place.

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