Old Beast

Old Beast is a 2017 Chinese drama film written and directed by Zhou Ziyang, and produced by Wang Xiaoshuai and Liu Xuan. The story mainly takes place in the city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia.^[1]

Old Beast
Poster
Traditional Chinese	老獸
Simplified Chinese	老兽
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǎo shòu
Directed by	Zhou Ziyang
Written by	Zhou Ziyang
Produced by	Wang Xiaoshuai Liu Xuan
Starring	Tu Men
Cinematography	Matthias Delvaux
Edited by	Li Xinzhu
Music by	Song Yuzhe
Production company	Dongchun Films
Release dates	July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) (FIRST International Film Festival) December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11) (China)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Cast

• Tu Men as Lao Yang
• Wang Chaobei as Bing
• Su Feng as Liang
• Yi Danna as Lixia
• Wang Mingshuo as Mei
• Alatengwula as Lu
• Hao Qiaoling as Lao Yang's wife
• Wang Zizi as Lili
• Sun Jiaqin as Qin
• Yan Liyang

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actor	Tu Men	Won	[2]
	Best New Director	Zhou Ziyang	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Zhou Ziyang	Won
	Best Cinematography	Matthias Delvaux	Nominated
	FIPRESCI Prize	Old Beast	Won	[3]
30th Tokyo International Film Festival	Asian Future Special Mention	Zhou Ziyang	Won	[4]
9th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Picture	Old Beast	Nominated	[5]
	Best Actor	Tu Men	Nominated
	Best Writing	Zhou Ziyang	Nominated
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Film	Old Beast	Nominated	[6][7]
	Best Director	Zhou Ziyang	Nominated
	Best Young Director		Won
	Best Screenwriter		Nominated
	Best Actor	Tu Men	Won