The Day the Sun Turned Cold

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The Day the Sun Turned Cold

Released Apr 1, 1995

1h 39m

Drama

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Guan-jin (Tao Chung-Hua) walks into a police station to report a murder. His mother (Siqin Gaowa), he believes, poisoned his father (Ma Jingwu) 10 years ago. Given that he has no evidence, only hazy half-memories, the police are dismissive, but Guan-jin convinces a curious captain (Li Hu) to accompany him on a journey back to his home village in rural Northern China. The trip home, into the snowy wilderness, brings back painful memories for Guan-jin. Will he be able to uncover the truth?

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

We may choose to regard Day the Sun Turned Cold as an art movie or a genre exercise–truthfully, it can easily be seen as either one–but certainly a film this entertaining, even mesmerizing, surpasses the standards of most current Hollywood story-telling.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 7, 2022

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Joey O'Bryan

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A slow-moving, somber and well-observed film noir based on a real-life murder investigation.

Rated: B+

Aug 23, 2012

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2005

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Andy Klein

Los Angeles CityBeat

Rated: 5/5

Jul 30, 2005

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Yim Ho's second Mandarin language film is a text book example of an ethical dilemma. Eaten alive by inner turmoil a mill worker walks into a police station to turn the mother who coddled him during his formative years in for murdering his domineering father whose death was previously ruled to illness. Though it hardly ignited a resurgence of Mandarin language cinema in Hong Kong, "The Day the Sun Turned Cold" runs a gamut of bittersweet emotions and belongs in the former colony's cinematic pantheon.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

Guan-jin (Tao Chung-Hua) walks into a police station to report a murder. His mother (Siqin Gaowa), he believes, poisoned his father (Ma Jingwu) 10 years ago. Given that he has no evidence, only hazy half-memories, the police are dismissive, but Guan-jin convinces a curious captain (Li Hu) to accompany him on a journey back to his home village in rural Northern China. The trip home, into the snowy wilderness, brings back painful memories for Guan-jin. Will he be able to uncover the truth?

Director: Ho Yim
Producer: Ann Hui, Ho Yim
Screenwriter: Hing-Dong Wong, Ho Yim
Distributor: Kino International Corp.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 1995, Original
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)