Bus 44

Bus 44
Directed byDayyan Eng
Written byDayyan Eng
Produced byDayyan Eng
StarringGong Beibi
Wu Chao
Li Yixiang
CinematographySam Koa
Edited byDayyan Eng
Music byZhang Yang
Distributed byColordance Pictures
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
Short: 11 min.
CountryHong Kong / U.S.
LanguageMandarin

Bus 44 (simplified Chinese: 车四十四; traditional Chinese: 車四十四; pinyin: Chē Sì Shí Sì) is a Venice and Sundance Film Festival award-winning short film written and directed by Chinese-American filmmaker Dayyan Eng in 2001, starring Chinese actress Gong Beibi and Wu Chao. Bus 44 takes place on the outskirts of a small town and tells the story of a bus driver (Gong) and her passengers' encounter with highway robbers. The film was loosely based on an amalgamation of supposed true events, though there has never been any verified source.