Thought to be the greatest working filmmaker—not just in China but, by some, in the world—Jia Zhangke has been making masterpieces for at least two decades, and here he gives us another one. The film begins in 2001. Once again, the heroine is played by the beautiful Zhao Tao; her boyfriend is gangster Bin (Liao Fan), for whom she winds up going to prison. Upon her release she goes looking for him, and what follows is a journey of discovery and disillusionment that takes us all the way to 2018…

Director: Jia Zhangke
Cast: Zhao Tao, Liao Fan, Xu Zheng, Casper Liang

Runtime: 136 mins