Caught by the Tides

★★★★★

Original title: Feng liu yi dai

“A film over 20 years in the making.”

2024 · 1 h 51 min

Directed by Jia Zhangke

Drama

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Cast

Zhao Tao

Credits

Music: Giong Lim
Produced by: Zhang Dong Shôzô Ichiyama Casper Liang Jiayan

Plot

A woman and a man across twenty years of change in China.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jia Zhangke's drama follows a woman and a man across twenty years of Chinese change, stitched from footage shot over decades. Zhao Tao is the quiet centre of a tender, fragmented and elegiac collage.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (2,745 votes)
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