72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Yi miao zhong / One Second

Zhang Yimou
China      104 m.
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A prisoner is sent to a labour camp in China’s desolate northwest during the country’s Cultural Revolution. Using his wit, and with the sole purpose of seeing a newsreel containing a glimpse of his daughter, he escapes and heads for the cinema in a local town. There he hopes to find the film and get a hold of it. But on the way he comes across a young vagabond with the same desperate mission who runs away with the reel. Curiously, this enigmatic object, which both covet for very different reasons, will become the seed of an unexpected friendship.

Director
Zhang Yimou (China)
Screenplay
Zhou Jingzhi
Production
Huanxi Media Group (Hong Kong / China)
Dong Ping
Sales
Wild Bunch (France)
Distribution
Vértigo Films (Spain)
Photography
Zhao Xiaoding
Edition
Yuan Du
Music
Loudboy
Sound
Jing Tao
Cast
Zhang Yi, Fan Wei
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
104 m.
Original language of the film
Cantonese Chinese , Mandarin Chinese
Country
China
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