★ Nominated for the "Un certain regard" section of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival
★ The newest film by emerging director Wei Shujun
The film, based on Yu Hua’s novel Mistakes By The River, follows a chief of police as he investigates a series of murders in a riverside town in rural China in the 1990s. Though an arrest is made quickly, clues push the policeman to delve deeper into the hidden behaviour of the locals and piece together the truth.
The film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section of 76th Cannes Film Festival.
Director: Wei Shujun
Cast: Zhu Yilong, Chloe Zeng Mei Hui Zi, Hou Tianlai
 | About the Director Wei Shujun is a Chinese film director who graduated from China Media University, majoring in Sound Direction. His debut feature film Duck Neck was selected for the 21st Busan International Film Festival "Window on Asian Cinema". The short film On The Border won the Special Mention Award in the Short Film Competition of the 71st Cannes Film Festival. The feature film Striding Into the Wind was selected for the 73rd Cannes Film Festival, and Ripples of Life was selected for the 74th Cannes Film Festival's "Directors’ Fortnight" category.2023 The feature film Only The River Flows was nominated for the "Un certain regard" section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival. | |