Still Life is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke, set in Fengjie, a town being destroyed by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. It follows two parallel stories, a coal miner named Han Sanming who returns after sixteen years to search for the wife and daughter who left him, and a nurse named Shen Hong who arrives seeking her estranged husband, now a successful businessman having an affair. The film won the Golden Lion for best film at the 2006 Venice Film Festival.
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Still Life is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke, set in Fengjie, a town being destroyed by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
Wikipedia Awards section (golden-lion), checked 2026-09-27
2006 Venice Film Festival | Winner of the Golden Lion
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2007 Adelaide Film Festival | Winner of the NATUZZI International Award for Best Feature Film
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2007 Valdivia International Film Festival | Winner of Best International Feature Film
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2007 Tromso International Film Festival | Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize
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2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
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Still Life (Chinese: 三峡好人; pinyin: Sānxiá Hǎorén) is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Jia Zhangke.
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