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Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal

Amid the forest mist and the echoes of a confusing night,
Xiaofan must confront a truth that could shape her destiny.

Poster of Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013), first chapter of the Invisible Chengdu trilogy, directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi
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Technical Details | Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal

Original title: 逆境 | Ni Jing
Spanish title: Ni Jing: No robarás
International title: Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Directed / Written by: Roberto F. Canuto, Xu Xiaoxi
Produced by: Luisa Liu Shun
Cinematography: Xu Xiaoxi
Music: Andrea Centazzo
Cast: Sherry Ruihong Xia, Yinhui Wan, Wenfen Zuo, Luisa Shun Liu, Josef Chen Li, Alicia Barbadoux, Ye Kuang
 China, Spain  2013  28 min 35 s  color

 Chinese and Southwestern Mandarin  Spanish, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese

 fiction, drama  mystery, human rights, rural

 DCP · Digital HD · 1.85:1 · 2.0
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Synopsis

Xiaofan, a young woman working at a karaoke club in Chengdu, wakes up one morning in a remote forest with her clothes stained with blood and no memory of what happened. Disoriented and vulnerable, she tries to piece together the fragments of a night that seems to have been erased from her mind.

As fragments of her memory begin to return, Xiaofan relives a spiral of fear, betrayal and violence shaped by her relationship with Chen Zhong, an unpredictable and emotionally unstable boyfriend. Confronted with the truth that emerges, she must make a decision that could change her life forever.

Commentary

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal explores the clash between intimacy, guilt and survival in contemporary China through a psychologically intense story based on real events. The film offers a raw portrayal of power dynamics, emotional fragility and the moral boundaries faced by a young woman trapped between love and fear.

Shot in Sichuan, combining Mandarin and the local dialect, the short film portrays a generation shaped by materialism, family pressure and social hypocrisy. As the first project filmed in China by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi following their work in the United States, the film inaugurates the Invisible Chengdu trilogy, consolidating their poetic and socially committed cinematic voice.

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Festivals & Awards

Premiered at the 51st Gijón International Film Festival, Ni Jing has been selected at festivals across Europe, Latin America and China, and received several awards and nominations, including the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Riverside Saginaw Film Festival and Best Actress at the Asturian Film Festival.
Premiered at the 51st Gijón International Film Festival, Ni Jing has been selected at festivals across Europe, Latin America and China, and received several awards and nominations, including the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Riverside Saginaw Film Festival and Best Actress at the Asturian Film Festival.
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AWARDS & SPECIAL MENTIONS

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Winner Best Actress at the 9th Asturian Film Festival, Spain, 2014
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Runner-up Jury Award for Best Short Film at the 9th Asturian Film Festival, Spain, 2014
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Nominee Best Short Film at the GAVA Awards, Spain, 2014
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Nominee Best Script at the GAVA Awards, Spain, 2014
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Nominee Best Actor at the 9th Asturian Film Festival, Spain, 2014
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Jury Award for Best Short Film at the 7th Riverside Saginaw Film Festival, USA, 2013

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Audiovisual Short Film Showcase at Hornada de Cortos, Gijón, Spain, 2018
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – ID EGO Showcase at A4 Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu, China, 2014
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Día d’Asturies Showcase at the 51st FICX Gijón International Film Festival, Spain, 2013
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Official Selection at the 7th Riverside Saginaw Film Festival, USA, 2013
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Official Selection at the 10th FENACO International Short Film Festival of Lambayeque, Peru, 2013
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Official Selection at the 14th CINELEBU Lebu International Film Festival, Chile, 2014
Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal – Official Selection at the 9th Asturian Film Festival, Spain, 2014

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal Gallery

Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) waking up in the forest as a snake crawls along her hand – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Chen Zhong (Yinhui Wan) in the foreground in profile, arguing with Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) in an alley – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) and Chen Zhong (Yinhui Wan) kissing in a car, with reflections in the glass – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) sitting in a car, looking thoughtful – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) and Chen Zhong (Yinhui Wan) talking at a table in an outdoor restaurant – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Chen Zhong (Yinhui Wan) smoking in a car, with Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) in the background – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) in the forest, observing something in the distance – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) waking up and looking around in the forest – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) and Chen Zhong (Yinhui Wan) arguing in an alley – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) in a village, with the Villager (Wenfen Zuo) and the Young Villager (Luisa Shun Liu) in the background – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)
Wu Xiaofan (Sherry Ruihong Xia) sitting at a table in an outdoor restaurant, looking around – Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2013)

Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal, Spanish title Ni Jing: No robarás, is a 2013 Chinese-Spanish short film written and directed by Roberto F. Canuto and Xu Xiaoxi.

The film is spoken in Chinese, specifically Southwestern Mandarin, has a running time of 28 min 35 s, and combines fiction, drama, mystery, rural storytelling and human rights themes.

Set in rural China, Ni Jing: Thou Shalt Not Steal explores family, secrecy, moral conflict and social pressure through an independent and auteur cinematic approach.

Awards and nominations:
Jury Award for Best Short Film – 7th Riverside Saginaw Film Festival, Michigan (USA, 2013)
Winner, Best Actress, Sherry Xia Ruihong – 9th Asturian Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
Runner-up, Jury Award for Best Short Film – 9th Asturian Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
Nominee, Best Actor, Wan Yinhui – 9th Asturian Film Festival (Spain, 2014)
Nominee, Best Script – GAVA Awards, Asturian Audiovisual Awards (Spain, 2014)
Nominee, Best Short Film – GAVA Awards, Asturian Audiovisual Awards (Spain, 2014)

Festival selections:
51st FICX Xixón/Gijón International Film Festival, Día d’Asturies Showcase (Spain, 2013)
10th FENACO, International Short Film Festival of Lambayeque, Official Section (Peru, 2013)
14th CINELEBU, Lebu International Film Festival, Official Section (Chile, 2014)
7th Riverside Saginaw Film Festival, Official Section (USA, 2013)
9th Asturian Film Festival, Official Section (Spain, 2014)
A4 Contemporary Art Museum, Chengdu, ID EGO Retrospective, Showcase (China, 2014)
Hornada de Cortos, Audiovisual Short Film Showcase, Gijón, Showcase (Spain, 2018)

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