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Introduction

China / 2024 / 111 min
Director：JIA Zhang-Ke

*Please note that the screening of this film will not have the English subtitles.

Starring Jia Zhang-Ke’s longtime muse Zhao Tao, the film depicts two decades of a woman’s life centered on her relationship with a man who left her. Beginning in 2001, the story captures the sentimental tribulations of the woman and her growing independence as time passes - shifting between periods from 5 years, then 16 years, until chapter 3 set in 2022. The opening scene was shot around 2001, and by the time the protagonists return to Datong city at the end of the film, this old mining town has become a completely different world, open to the possibilities of the future. The first two chapters of the film utilize unused footage shot in various formats from the past, partially referencing the sound-era silent film format, and the fluid editing style is supported by soundtracks of pop, disco, and traditional music. This unique hybrid moving image and sound astonishingly brings back collective memories from each era. The film world premiered in the Competition program at the Cannes Film Festival.

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