{{Infobox film |name=Forgetting to Know You |image=Forgetting to Know You poster.jpg |caption=film poster |native_name={{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|c={{linktext|忘了|去|懂|你}}|p=Wàngle Qù Dǒng Nǐ}} |director=Quan Ling |producer=Jia Zhangke |writer=Quan Ling |starring={{Unbulleted list|Tao Hong|Guo Xiaodong}} |music=Lim Giong |cinematography=Yu Lik-wai |editing=Wang Yuan |studio={{Unbulleted list|Xstream Pictures|Hansen Media}} |released={{Film date|2013|02|13|BIFF|2014|08|29|China}} |runtime=88 minutes |country=China |language=Mandarin }}
'''''Forgetting to Know You''''' ({{lang-zh|c=忘了去懂你}}) is a 2013 Chinese drama film written and directed by Quan Ling.<ref name=Elley>{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/forgetting-to-know-you|title= Forgetting to Know You|author= Derek Elley|date= 2013-02-15|accessdate= 2013-02-22|work= Film Business Asia|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051714/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/forgetting-to-know-you|archivedate= 2013-02-24}}</ref> It was Quan's directorial debut. The film debuted at the 2013 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, but was not released domestically until August 29, 2014.<ref name=hollywood>{{cite web|title=Forgetting to Know You: Berlin Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/forgetting-know-you-berlin-review-421228|last=Rooney|first=David|date=2013-02-13|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
The film is set and filmed in Baisha (白沙), a suburban town in Jiangjin District, Chongqing. The Chinese title used at Berlin International Film Festival was ''Mosheng'' (陌生; "Unfamiliar"), but it was later changed to match the English title's meaning.
==Cast== * Tao Hong as Chen Xuesong, who runs a corner shop * Guo Xiaodong as Cai Weihang, Chen's carpenter husband who wants to start a furniture business * Zhang Wan as Yuanyuan, Chen and Cai's young daughter * Wang Ziyi as Wu Junyan, a taxi driver who likes Chen * Zhang Yibai as Yang Jiucheng, rich and famous man who was once friends with Chen
==Plot== The film deals with a normal working-class couple, whose relationship deteriorates under stress due to lack of trust and communication.
==Reception== David Rooney of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' praised Quan's rookie efforts as "nuanced", adding that "Tao’s performance in the central role alone makes it captivating".<ref name=hollywood/> Derek Elley of ''Film Business Asia'' rated it 7 out of 10 and states "the film is made engrossing by its two lead actors... (Tao) simply gets better and better with age, drawing a subtle portrait of a bored wife who still longs for more than she's ended up with: tiny details in costuming, gestures and looks make this a performance that could so easily have been over-ripe."<ref name=Elley/>
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Category ! Individual ! Result |- |rowspan=6|2014 11th China Movie Channel Media Awards |Best Film | |{{nom}} |- |Best Screenwriter |Quan Ling |{{nom}} |- |Best New Director |Quan Ling |{{nom}} |- |Best Actress |Tao Hong |{{won}} |- |Best Actor |Guo Xiaodong |{{nom}} |- |Best Supporting Actor |Wang Ziyi |{{won}} |- |rowspan=4|2015 6th ''Youth Film Handbook'' Awards |Top-10 Films of the Year | |{{won}} |- |Best New Director |Quan Ling |{{won}} (tied) |- |Best Actress |Tao Hong |{{won}} |- |Best Actor |Guo Xiaodong |{{won}} |- |rowspan=2|2015 6th China Film Director's Guild Awards |Best Young Director |Quan Ling |{{nom}} |- |Best Actress |Tao Hong |{{nom}} |- |2015 Beijing College Student Film Festival |Best Actress |Tao Hong |{{won}} (tied) |}
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==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPDQMUsVs-E Trailer with English subtitles] * {{IMDb title|2770484|title=Mo Sheng}} * {{Hkmdb title|16168}}
Category:Chinese drama films Category:2013 drama films Category:2013 directorial debut films Category:2013 films Category:Films set in Chongqing Category:Films shot in Chongqing Category:Films scored by Lim Giong Category:2013 Mandarin-language films Category:2013 Chinese films Category:Mandarin-language drama films
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