Sideshow and Janus Movies have purchased U.S. rights for Chinese language director Jia Zhangke’s epic drama Caught By The Tides, following its buzzy world premiere in competitors at Cannes in Could.
Written by Jia and Wan Jiahuan, the movie follows a deeply transferring love story over a 23-year time span towards the backdrop of explosive progress in China.
Made up of previous footage shot by Jia over the previous century in addition to some new, the movie traverses private and nationwide historical past together with all of his movies thus far.
The image is produced by Casper Liang Jiayan, Shozo Ichiyama and Zhang Dong.
Sideshow and Janus Movies, which acquired the movie from mk2 movies, will launch the movie solely in theaters within the coming months.
The businesses mentioned in a joint assertion: “Jia Zhang-ke is likely one of the twenty-first century’s most necessary filmmakers and with Caught By The Tides delivers what is going to certainly be thought of one in all his nice movies that provides us the reward of watching Zhao Tao throughout over 20 years culminating in among the best scenes of their profession collectively. We’re thrilled to convey this to American audiences within the coming months.”
The movie is an X Stream Photos, Momo Photos, Huanxi Media Group Restricted (Beijing) and Wishart Media (Quanzhou) manufacturing in affiliation with mk2 Movies, Advert Vitam and Bitters Finish.