‘Unspoken’: Michael Cudlitz & Jake Abel Join Zhang Hanyu Drama
deadline.comMichael Cudlitz (Clarice, The Walking Dead) and Jake Abel (Malignant, Supernatural) and have signed on to star alongside Zhang Hanyu (The Taking of Tiger Mountain, The Great Wall) and Vivienne Tien (Be Yourself) in Unspoken, a dramatic feature from writer-director Daming Chen that is now in production.Unspoken tells the story of Xu (Zhang), an estranged father separated from his deaf daughter and her new life at an American university, whose murder reunites them in a way neither could have foreseen.
The tragedy pierces Xu with grief and guilt that he couldn’t be present to protect his child. An ex-cop himself, he becomes convinced the local authorities are pursuing the wrong suspect – and that racism is compromising the investigation.With a young Chinese translator in tow (Tien), who is navigating her own challenging path as a young immigrant, Xu sets out to learn what really happened to his daughter.
In doing so, he will not only see justice done, but find redemption as he reconnects with his daughter through the process of bearing witness to her life as a young adult.Filming is taking place in China and Canada for a 2022 release.
Huanxi Media and CMC Pictures of CMC Inc. are producing with Court Five’s Mark Ordesky and Jane Fleming, Han Sanping and CMC’s Ming Beaver Kwei, with Chris Lee, the former president of production at Columbia/TriStar, exec producing.“The love of Chinese parents is often implicit — the English name of the film Unspoken is actually referring to this type of love — silent yet profound,” said Chen. “In a larger sense, Unspoken is about the transformative power of communication, empathy and understanding.”“Daming’s vision is as inspiring as it is relevant.
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