CAUGHT BY THE TIDES

Official competition, Cannes 2024

Original language: Mandarin

Subtitles: English, Romanian

Directed by: Jia Zhang-Ke

Country: China

Year of production: 2024

Length: 111 minutes

Genre: drama

An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiaoqiao and Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s to the present day. Caught up in each other, Qiaoqiao and Bin enjoy all that the city had to offer. Until one day, Bin finds himself wanting to try his luck in a bigger place than Datong. He left without any notice. Some time later, Qiaoqiao decides to go on a journey to look for him.

Credits

Jia Zhangke – Director

Wan Jiahuan, Jia Zhangke – Script

Yu Lik-wai, Éric Gautier – Cinematography

Yang Chao, Xudong Lin, Matthieu Laclau – Editing

Zhang Yang – Sound

Casting

Zhao Tao

Li Zhubin

Pan Jianlin

Zhou Lan

Lan Zhou

Zhou You

Renke