6TH EDITION ★ MARCH 2025 ★ GHENT
Vivian Qu
Angels Wear White
Drama
2017
In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out.
107 min
Mandarin
About the Director
Writer, director and producer Vivian Qu is a key figure of the Chinese independent film circle. Her directorial debut, 'Trap Street', premiered to critical acclaim at the 70th Venice Film Festival in 2013, and screened at over 50 film festivals worldwide. The film was acclaimed as “a great representation of the newest generation of Chinese filmmakers” at the 2014 New Directors / New Films at Lincoln Center/MoMA in New York, and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Boston Independent Film Festival and the Dragons & Tigers Award Special Mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival. In 2014 Vivian Qu produced 'Black Coal, Thin Ice, which won the Golden Bear and a Silver Bear at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Further credits as producer include 'Night Train' (2007 Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival), 'Knitting' (2008 Cannes Director’s Fortnight), and 'Longing for the Rain' (2013 Rotterdam International Film Festival).