Precious Is the Night

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Precious Is the Night
Film poster
Traditional Chinese今宵多珍重
Simplified Chinese今宵多珍重
Literal meaningcherish this night
Hanyu Pinyinjīnxiāo duō zhēnzhòng
Directed byWayne Peng
Written byWayne Peng
Produced byChen Chi-yuan
Wayne Peng
StarringChuando Tan
Nanyeli
Chang Tsu-lei
Lydia Lau King-man
Chen Yixin
Xiang Yun
Tay Ping Hui
CinematographyWayne Peng
Edited byLawrence Ang
Music byEvan Roberts
Production
companies
Pure Films
Infinite Frameworks Pte. Ltd.
Distributed bymm2 Entertainment
Disney+
Release dates
Running time
80 minutes[1]
CountriesTaiwan
Singapore
LanguageMandarin

Precious Is the Night (Chinese: 今宵多珍重) is a 2020 Taiwanese-Singaporean mystery thriller drama film written and directed by Wayne Peng, and starring Chuando Tan, Nayeli, Chang Tsu-lei, Lydia Lau King-man, Chen Yixin, Xiang Yun and Tay Ping Hui.[2] The film had its world premiere at the 57th Golden Horse Awards on November 5, 2020.[3][4] It was officially released in Singapore on April 29, 2021. It received 2 nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Cinematography for Wayne and Best Makeup & Costume Design for Lim Sau-hoong.[5][6] It was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[7][8] It is also available for streaming on Disney+ through Hotstar in selected regions.[9]

Synopsis

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In 1960s Singapore, the story follows a 30-year-old doctor (Chuando Tan) who is caught up in a web of deception, sex and lies. The murder drama revolves around a doctor making a phone call to a mysterious and wealthy family.

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Reception

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John Lui of The Straits Times rated the film two stars out of five, writing "Visually, this movie is stunning, but one wishes this unruly mix of lust, literary allusions and lurid crime tale had a story to match."[11] Richard Kuipers of Variety gave the film a negative review.[12]

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Recipients Result Notes
57th Golden Horse Awards Best Cinematography Wayne Peng Nominated [5]
Best Makeup & Costume Design Lim Sau-hoong Nominated

See also

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References

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