Crosscurrent (2016)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 56min
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- Synopsis:
Mysterious, sublime and elegiac, director Yang Chao’s odyssey blends breathtaking images with fantasy, poetry and history to create a complex magical universe. From the Shanghai metropolis to the snow-capped Tibet mountain, Gao Chun steers his cargo up the Yangtze, a river that has nurtured a centuries-old civilisation. He comes across An Lu, a beautiful woman who appears in a different identity at every port recorded by a poetry book. Longing for her company, he realises she gradually turns younger as he journeys upstream. He starts to wonder whether An Lu is supernatural or he is travelling not only in space but also in time. After passing a pagoda that reverberates Buddha’s voice, a flooded town reappeared elsewhere, the grandiose Three Gorges Dam and many other places where lives have been transformed, he finally arrives at the start of the Yangtze, where he unveils the secret of his past and An Lu. - Actors:
- Hao Qin, Kai Tan, Hongwei Wang, Lipeng Wu, Zhilei Xin
- Directors:
- Yang Chao
- Others:
- Mark Lee Ping Bin
- Aka:
- Chang jiang tu
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Countries:
- China
- Awards:
2016 Berlinale Silver Bear for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution
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