China Synopsis
夜车
Wu Hongyan is a female bailiff in a regional court in West China dealing with women awaiting execution—more often than not, sentenced for crimes of passion. Every weekend, without much luck, she looks for love at the Good Luck Matchmaking dance, until she meets the husband of one of her prisoners.
The 2006–2008 China Window
Night Train holds position #24 of 56 China films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Night Train premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other China films in 2007.
The 173rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 39th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #453 of 946 China films indexed here (52nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Drama productions specifically: #286 of 547 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, France |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Ho Hi Pictures, DViant Films, Visions Sud Est |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | December 25, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1032941 |
| Official Site | www.trigon-film.ch |