'Long`s day journey into night' trivia and fun facts
The failure of the year
Under the slogan of being 'the biggest event to start the year', a lot of Chinese people went to the film's release, the 31th of December, without knowing what they were going to see in reality. When they see the film, the critics were so strong that, the next day, tickets fell in a 96%.
Real names
All the character's names in the film are real names: they are names of famous singers.
An ambitious shooting
One of the film's shots is in 3D. The sequence shot is 59 minutes long.
I'm coming home
Bi Gan shooted the film in his hometown, Kailii, situated in southwest China.
Night as a theme
The Chinese theme, 'Last Evenings On Earth', is based on a tale of Roberto Bolaño, while the international title ('Long day's journey into night) is inspired of the work of Eugene O'Neill.
Nominations
The film has been nominated in a lot of international festivals from independent circuit, such as Cannes Festival, International Palm Springs Festival, San Sebastian Festivals or Singapur International Festival.