China, early 2000s. Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin have a passionate but fragile love affair. When Guao Bin disappears to try her luck in another province, Qiao Qiao decides to set off in search of her. Following the love story of his lifelong heroine, Jia Zhang ke delivers an unprecedented filmic epic that spans all his films and 25 years of the history of a country in the throes of change.
This is the script for Caught By the Tides, Jia Zhang-Ke's new film, which will be unveiled in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. The cast includes Zhao Tao, the Chinese director's favourite actress and wife, and Zhubin Li, who returns to Jia Zhang-Ke after A Touch of Sin .
"It's a film that, true to the style of the great Chinese master, has a great narrative fluidity, within a mix of archival images, fictional images, video images, incredibly worked images. The film says something about China that we're not used to seeing. And it's very beautiful, very powerful, for an artist to present his country in this way. He tells it through a certain number of characters who make the journey worthwhile", Thierry Frémaux revealed at the Cannes press conference.
Cannes Festival 2024: The latest news and information about the 77th edition
The Cannes Film Festival returns to the Croisette for its 77th edition from May 14 to 25, 2024. Click here for all the latest news and information! [Read more]
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