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... that real paramedics were hired to portray EMTs in Mongrel, and they responded to a medical emergency that occurred in a village where they were filming?

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ALT1: ... that the Chinese title of the film Mongrel is derived from Laozi's Tao Te Ching? Source: ^[2]
ALT2: ... that to minimize direct sunlight in the film, Mongrel was shot in mountains with altitudes of 2,000 to 3,000 meters? Source: ^[3]
ALT3: ... that former triad member-turned-rapper Daniel Hong was cast in Mongrel after the director watched one of his short films? Source: ^[4]
ALT4: ... that Thai actor Wanlop Rungkumjad learned Mandarin for his role in Mongrel? Source: ^[5]
ALT5: ... that Wanlop Rungkumjad is the first Thai actor to be nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor with the film Mongrel? Source: ^[6]
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ye Yanlan

Created by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 14:17, 4 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Article looks good and Earwig's is clear. Reviewing ALT0: The hook is interesting and is verified by the source, and the article. ―Panamitsu (talk) 03:49, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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^ Lui, John (29 May 2024). "Medics on Singaporean director Chiang Wei Liang's Cannes-awarded Mongrel went into action when a real emergency hit". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2024. Chiang had hired real paramedics to play EMTs in Mongrel. "Our producer rushed in and said, 'Hey, we need the EMTs right now,'" the film-maker recalls. In a house nearby, a man had suffered a cardiac arrest. The EMTs rushed over but could not save him. The ambulance took 45 minutes to arrive, a tragic illustration of the way rural communities in Taiwan are starved of medical services, forcing them to turn to foreign caregivers – some of them undocumented – to help their sick and aged.
^ 鍾錦隆 (22 May 2024). "閃亮光芒的黑色電影！台片《白衣蒼狗》坎城獲迴響". Radio Taiwan International (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 October 2024. 曾威量在採訪中也談到了電影片名"白衣蒼狗"的緣由，表示對老子所說"天地不仁，以萬物為芻狗"的感觸橫貫了整個片子的創作。 [In the interview, Chiang Wei-liang also discussed the origin of the film's title, "Mongrel", expressing that his feelings about Laozi's saying, "Heaven and earth do not concern themselves with benevolence; they see every being as nothing more than straw-made mongrels" [from Chapter 5 of Tao Te Ching], permeated the entire creation of the film.]
^ "Michaël Capron discusses his work on Wei Liang Chiang's "Mongrel"". Association française des directrices et directeurs de la photographie cinématographique. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024. The challenge was twofold : to find indoor locations that would suit the story and the exterior scenes, but also to ensure that no direct sunlight reached them. The steep mountain ranges on the eastern side of the island provided the right weather for the film's mood. Access to these landlocked areas was nonetheless difficult, given that the peaks quickly reach an altitude of 2,000 metres above sea level, or even 3,000 metres at times.
^ Carré, Patrice (22 May 2024). "Cannes 2024 - Chiang Wei Liang co-réalisateur de "Mongrel" : "J'ai voulu aller au-delà de ma simple satisfaction créative personnelle"". Le Film français (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024. Yu-hong, ancien membre d'une triade et aujourd'hui artiste rap respecté, a attiré mon attention par son authenticité brute dans un court métrage. Son empathie et son parcours personnel ont donné de la profondeur à son personnage, faisant écho aux difficultés rencontrées par de nombreux individus marginalisés. [Yu-hong (Daniel Hong Yu-hong), a former triad member and now a respected rap artist, caught my attention with his raw authenticity in a short film. His empathy and personal journey added depth to his character, resonating with the struggles faced by many marginalized individuals.]
^ Rithdee, Kong (22 May 2024). "A Thai actor takes the stage at Cannes". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 3 October 2024. Before shooting, I spent a lot of Zoom calls with the directors, going through each scene and discussing how to execute them," Wanlop says. "I had to learn Mandarin, first in Thailand and then in Taiwan. On set, the directors would come up with new dialogue, and I had to learn it on the spot. I couldn't just memorise the words. The idea is to understand the lines, to know their meaning, and only then could I deliver them convincingly.
^ Lui, John; Lee, Jan (3 October 2024). "S'pore directors' Mongrel and Stranger Eyes score a record 13 Golden Horse Awards nominations". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 October 2024. ...and the first Thai actor to be nominated in the category – Wanlop Rungkumjad – for Mongrel.

[1] Lui, John (29 May 2024). "Medics on Singaporean director Chiang Wei Liang's Cannes-awarded Mongrel went into action when a real emergency hit". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2024. Chiang had hired real paramedics to play EMTs in Mongrel. "Our producer rushed in and said, 'Hey, we need the EMTs right now,'" the film-maker recalls. In a house nearby, a man had suffered a cardiac arrest. The EMTs rushed over but could not save him. The ambulance took 45 minutes to arrive, a tragic illustration of the way rural communities in Taiwan are starved of medical services, forcing them to turn to foreign caregivers – some of them undocumented – to help their sick and aged.

[2] 鍾錦隆 (22 May 2024). "閃亮光芒的黑色電影！台片《白衣蒼狗》坎城獲迴響". Radio Taiwan International (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 October 2024. 曾威量在採訪中也談到了電影片名"白衣蒼狗"的緣由，表示對老子所說"天地不仁，以萬物為芻狗"的感觸橫貫了整個片子的創作。 [In the interview, Chiang Wei-liang also discussed the origin of the film's title, "Mongrel", expressing that his feelings about Laozi's saying, "Heaven and earth do not concern themselves with benevolence; they see every being as nothing more than straw-made mongrels" [from Chapter 5 of Tao Te Ching], permeated the entire creation of the film.]

[3] "Michaël Capron discusses his work on Wei Liang Chiang's "Mongrel"". Association française des directrices et directeurs de la photographie cinématographique. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024. The challenge was twofold : to find indoor locations that would suit the story and the exterior scenes, but also to ensure that no direct sunlight reached them. The steep mountain ranges on the eastern side of the island provided the right weather for the film's mood. Access to these landlocked areas was nonetheless difficult, given that the peaks quickly reach an altitude of 2,000 metres above sea level, or even 3,000 metres at times.

[4] Carré, Patrice (22 May 2024). "Cannes 2024 - Chiang Wei Liang co-réalisateur de "Mongrel" : "J'ai voulu aller au-delà de ma simple satisfaction créative personnelle"". Le Film français (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024. Yu-hong, ancien membre d'une triade et aujourd'hui artiste rap respecté, a attiré mon attention par son authenticité brute dans un court métrage. Son empathie et son parcours personnel ont donné de la profondeur à son personnage, faisant écho aux difficultés rencontrées par de nombreux individus marginalisés. [Yu-hong (Daniel Hong Yu-hong), a former triad member and now a respected rap artist, caught my attention with his raw authenticity in a short film. His empathy and personal journey added depth to his character, resonating with the struggles faced by many marginalized individuals.]

[5] Rithdee, Kong (22 May 2024). "A Thai actor takes the stage at Cannes". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 3 October 2024. Before shooting, I spent a lot of Zoom calls with the directors, going through each scene and discussing how to execute them," Wanlop says. "I had to learn Mandarin, first in Thailand and then in Taiwan. On set, the directors would come up with new dialogue, and I had to learn it on the spot. I couldn't just memorise the words. The idea is to understand the lines, to know their meaning, and only then could I deliver them convincingly.

[6] Lui, John; Lee, Jan (3 October 2024). "S'pore directors' Mongrel and Stranger Eyes score a record 13 Golden Horse Awards nominations". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 October 2024. ...and the first Thai actor to be nominated in the category – Wanlop Rungkumjad – for Mongrel.

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