''Blind Massage'' sweeps Golden Horse
Chinese-French film “Blind Massage” has picked up six awards at Taiwan's 51st Golden Horse awards. The film, which features blind amateur actors as massage therapists, won best feature film, best cinematography and best sound effects. Zhang Lei won best new performer, while the film also picked up the honours for best adapted screenplay and editing.
The Golden Horse awards are considered to be the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars.
Ann Hui won her third Golden Horse for best director for “Golden Era”, based on the life of Chinese writer Xiao Hong.
Chen Shiang-Chyi won the coveted best actress award for “Exit”.
But “Black Coal, Thin Ice”, a detective thriller that won Berlin's prestigious Golden Bear prize earlier this year, could only manage one win for art direction. It was nominated in eight categories.
Source: BBC
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