Plot summary

In 2009, a 16-year-old Hunan girl Wang Jiamei (played by Chun Xia) followed in the footsteps of her remarried mother (played by Jin Yanling) and her sister Wang Jiali (played by Cai Jie) After arriving in Hong Kong, she felt out of place in a new and unfamiliar environment, and her relationship with her family gradually became tense. Jiamei, who volunteered to become a model, entered the industry as an assistant, tasted the bitterness and sweetness of the industry, and eventually sold her body in order to make more money. Until one day, she met Ding Zicong (played by Bai Zhi), a fat boy who had a tragic childhood experience, and the fate of the two of them changed in a tragic direction at the same time. In a busy police station, the fat boy came to surrender. Zang SIR (played by Aaron Kwok), who was in charge of the case, and his partner Yan Shoun (played by Tam Yaowen) launched an investigation into the relevant persons. In the process, the personal stories of Jiamei and Ding Zicong were revealed. Expand alternately. "On Blood" Overseas Official Poster Cast List Role Actor Notes Zang Sir Aaron Kwok Policeman Wang Jiamei Spring and Summer Mainland Immigrant Girl Ding Zicong Bai Unemployed Truck Driver Mei Feng Jin Yanling Wang Jiamei's Mother Smoke Shovel Tan Yaowen Zang Sir's Partner Police Shao Meiqi --- - Unknown Yang Shimin---- Unknown Li Yilang---- Wang Jiali Cai Jie Wang Jiamei's sister policeman Eddie---- Credit list Producer: Li Guoxing Producer: Zhu Jiayi, Tang Qingzhi, Cao Jingwen, Gu Yufen Director: Weng Ziguang Screenwriter: Weng Ziguang Photography: Du Kefeng Editing: Liao Qingsong, Huang Hai, Weng Ziguang, Zhu Jiayi Styling Design: Wu Lilu Costume Design: Chen Ziwen Recording: Du Duzhi's character introduction Zang Sir

Zang Sir actor Aaron Kwok

Zang Sir is a divorced man Man, he only cares about work and is confused about life. His wife left him, leaving behind a five-year-old daughter. Zang Sir is a strange policeman who doesn't care about the facts of the case when investigating, but only cares about the background of the characters in the case. It is customary to take a "visit here" Polaroid photo at the crime scene as a souvenir. Wang Jiamei

Wang Jiamei Actor Spring and Summer

Wang Jiamei has moved to Hong Kong from Dongguan for two years. Although he is taciturn, he is polite. Lives with mother and stepfather but thinks biological father is better. Desire to leave the family and live independently, but unfortunately do not have the financial means to embark on the road of prostitution.

Ding Zicong

Ding Zicong, actor Bai Zhi

An unemployed truck driver, living in a suite on Shek Kip Mei Street with no friends. Hanging out with the prodigy Jia all day long. I met Wang Jiamei on the Internet, and the two became as familiar as old friends online, sharing their stories of love and hate, and they were his last benefactors. Meifeng

Meifeng actress Jin Yanling

Wang Jiamei’s mother. She remarried to Hong Kong with her daughter, and was divorcing her current husband before the incident. Zang Sir went to her house and told her the whole story on the terrace, and she burst into tears. Highlights

1. The play won the script award at the HAF Venture Capital Conference in 2011. The director had always wanted Aaron Kwok to star in his own script, but due to technical problems, the filming was delayed for three years. . Stills from "Blood in Search of Plum Blossoms"

2. In the film, Aaron Kwok plays an old man in his fifties. The character's old-age appearance requires white hair, a hunchback, and reading glasses. Aaron Kwok admitted that this was his oldest look since he entered the industry. In order to be in the role, he had to grow a beard and dye his hair in half.

3. Bai Zhi once received a call from Weng Ziguang, inviting him to play the role of the murderer Ding Zicong. Bai Zhi politely refused and introduced him to several actors who looked similar to himself.

4. Yan Zhuoling was originally going to play the role of Wang Jiamei, but she chose to give up because her family was worried about the large-scale scenes in the film.

5. After spring and summer came to Hong Kong, director Weng Ziguang secretly took her to the memorial tablet of the prototype character Wang Jiamei.

6. In Hong Kong, where the classification system is mature, 22 minutes were cut from "In Search of Plum Blossoms" before it was able to enter theaters as ***.

7. Ding Zicong used animal offal when he cut up Wang Jiamei's body. Bai Zhi said that he has not eaten meat since filming that scene.

8. The title of "In Search of Plum Blossoms" is a tribute to Ingmar Bergman's "Port of Call". In fact, the plots of the two films are similar. Another tribute is the final chapter of the film, "A Room with a View."

9. During the official shooting, Weng Ziguang gave Aaron Kwok a pair of glasses. Aaron Kwok put on the glasses and let them slide down slightly. His movements were no different from an uncle. Weng Ziguang was afraid that Aaron Kwok would be too involved in the drama and overact, so he told him that the glasses did not need to slip off. Aaron Kwok said that he sweated too much and the glasses naturally slipped off, and he had no way to control it. It was not until the end of the filming that Aaron Kwok told Weng Ziguang, "Actually, I am lying to you. If the glasses slip off, I am in my fifties. If the glasses are worn properly, I am in my thirties." Weng Ziguang couldn't help but sigh, "He More risk-taking than me." Stills of "Looking for Plum Blossoms in Blood" Music Original Soundtrack No. Track No. Track 1 Dark Sea 13 Cutting Hands 2 "Looking for Plum Blossoms in Blood" 14 Court 3 Jiamei 115 Bus 4 Jiamei's Mother 16 Jiamei 25 Owl Tattoo 17 Prison 6 Peace Before Murder What did you say 18 Childhood Memories 7 *** 19 Chatting till dawn 8 Beautiful Life 20 1 Timothy 4:4 9 Time 21 Jiamei 3 10 It is not necessarily the devil who kills 22 Jiamei 4 11 Dreams 23 Away 12 This Possession, Whose Embrace Film Production

1. The film is adapted from a true story, a dismemberment murder case in 2008. A 16-year-old girl was killed while providing sex. Before the murder, he revealed to his client, "I want to die." Stills of "On Blood in Search of Plum Blossoms"

2. On September 1, 2014, the filming opening ceremony of the film "On Blood in Search of Plum Blossoms" was held in Wan Chai. This film was shot by gold medal photographer Du Kefeng. ?The movie will wrap up on September 25?

Honors Record Award Time Award Name of Award Winner Remarks 2016 Youth Film Handbook 2015 Top Ten Chinese "On Blood" Award-winning Actor Aaron Kwok 2015 New Actor Spring and Summer 2016 35th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screenplay Weng Tsz-Kuang won Best Actor Aaron Kwok Best Actress Spring and Summer Best Supporting Actor Bai Zhi Best Supporting Actress Jin Yanling Best New Actor Bai Zhi Best Cinematography Du Kefeng Best Movie Nominated for Best Director Weng Tsz-Kuang Best Editing: Liao Qingsong, Huang Hai, Weng Ziguang, Zhu Jiayi Best New Actor Spring and Summer Best Original Movie Song "Dark Sea" (lyrics, music and singing: ? Ding Ke) 2016 10th Asian Film Awards Best Editing Zhang Shuping, Zhu Jiayi, Liao Qingsong, Huang Hai, Weng Tse-kwong won Best New Actor and Best Screenplay in Spring and Summer. Weng Tse-kwong was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Cinematography for Bai Zhi. Du Kefeng 2016. The 22nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film "On Blood" won Best Actor for Bai Zhi and Best Cinematography. Actress Spring and Summer 2016 Hong Kong Film Directors Association 2015 Awards Best Actor Aaron Kwok won Best Actress Spring and Summer Best New Actor Bai Zhi 2015 52nd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards

Best Supporting Actor Bai Nominated for Best Drama Film "On Blood" Nominated for Best Actor Aaron Kwok Best Supporting Actress Jin Yanling Best New Actor Chun Xia Bai Zhi Best Original Screenplay Weng Ziguang Best Cinematography Du Kefeng Best Original Film Song "Dark Sea" (lyrics and music) Singing: Ding Ke) 2015 The 19th Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival Best Film "On Blood and Seeking Plum Blossoms" Award-winning Best Actress Spring and Summer Special Promotion Award Baizhi Production and Distribution

Country/Region Release/Distribution Date (details) Hong Kong, China, April 6, 2015 (39th Hong Kong International Film Festival) South Korea, July 25, 2015 (19th Bucheon International Fantasy Film Festival), Taiwan, China, November 13, 2015, Hong Kong, China, 2015 December 4 film review

A captivating and thrilling tragic song! (Review by "Screen" magazine) The crew of "In Search of Plum Blossoms" presented at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards

It is a stunning work that is full of sensory ***, thought-provoking, entertainment and depth. (Reviewed by "Hollywood Reporter")

In a very determined pursuit of film concepts, Weng Ziguang inquired about how the truth happened, boldly imagined the truth, and resolutely wrote it on the ground. The investigation process is carried out with a network-style narrative structure through flashbacks. The human behavior is multi-layered, but it is unconventional and slowly points to the discovery of the heart; with the addition of Dou Kefeng's indoor drama lighting, Spring and Summer Aaron Kwok's White Birds, etc. Each dramatizes loneliness brilliantly, presenting a different silent and indifferent Hong Kong landscape. (Review by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society)

"Blood in Search of Plum Blossoms" has the shell of a traditional Hong Kong-style mystery movie, but it is permeated with extremely rich and emotional connotations. The case is used to amplify the bright and dark sides of human nature, and the process of life leading to destruction is rendered lonely and sad. The premiere of "In Search of Plum Blossoms" is a special director's cut, so the feeling presented by the film is even more extreme. The entire film is filled with a large number of bloody and brutal dismemberment scenes, as well as pornographic clips. But these are not the various gimmicks of "On Blood and Seeking Plum Blossoms", but a very dazzling analytical expression of the film's theme and connotation. The combination of cruel and beautiful emotions makes this bloody journey to find plum blossoms even more poignant and moving. (Reviewed by Foshan Daily?)

Weng Ziguang, who is also a screenwriter, director, and editor, did not deliberately recreate the 2008 girl's dismemberment case, but instead focused on how it can reflect human nature, especially being left out. The side that deliberately alienates ordinary people and society.

The main plot of Wang Jiamei and Ding Zicong reminds people unconsciously of "The Fantasy Story of Youth" directed by Shunji Iwai. Hasumi and Hoshino expressed their feelings to each other online and used the singing voice of virtual singer Lily Zhou to repair the bullying in real life. , a scene about the gap of inferiority complex. Jiamei and Zicong also got to know each other through the Internet, and they became so close that they could discuss life and death. This scene also shows the contrast in casting. Chun Xia, who is new to the mainland, and Bai Zhi, who has a background in stage plays, are both actors with little acting experience. The two do not have amazing appearances, but they are This kind of ordinaryness makes the audience feel that they are really forgotten by the real society, and only inner comfort can make up for the marginalized people in life. (Review by Gordon Daily?)

Weng Ziguang's new work "Traveling in Blood to Seek Plum Blossoms" is packaged in a suspenseful crime and continues to implement the independent spirit. The film continues the experiences of sex workers and uses it to address various social issues, including the problems of new immigrants, the values ????of young people, the confusion caused by the explosion of information, the confusion of Hong Kong people, etc. It is by no means an ordinary commercial film. "In Search of Plum Blossoms" starts from a murder case and brings out the special characteristics of new immigrants in Hong Kong society. The mother played by Jin Yanling is a new immigrant from the previous generation. She has a beautiful imagination about Hong Kong, while the daughter played by Chun Xia only feels emptiness about the place she is in. This gap contrasts with today's two generations' views on Hong Kong society and life. The experience of the current situation is extremely realistic. (Wenhui Po Review) Stills of "Treading Blood to Seek Plum Blossoms"