Qi Xi
Winner Profile
Best Supporting Actress
As Wang Chunmei, Nice View
Jury Citation
In Nice View, Qi Xi gives a performance grounded in the texture of everyday life, portraying a hearing-impaired woman with inner strength. From her styling and body language to her tone of voice and subtle expressions, she fits the role closely and holds on to the character's personality. With a nuanced, complete, vivid and accurate performance, she renders the character clearly and forcefully, presents the character's growth arc and shows the skill of a stage actor. Winner of Best Supporting Actress.
Nice View: Synopsis
Twenty-year-old Jing Hao (Jackson Yee) comes to live in Shenzhen with his young sister. The two live a warm but frugal life. To pay for his sister's costly surgery, Jing Hao seizes a chance that comes his way by coincidence. Just when a better life seems near, he suffers a heavy blow. Under the pressure of both time and money and with no way back, Jing Hao decides to stake everything. Can his ordinary life, now in crisis, find a spark of hope? Nice View is a key film project of the China Film Administration under the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee for 2021 and one of the key films of 2021 marking the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. It depicts young people starting businesses in Shenzhen in the new era following the 18th CPC National Congress.