Single Cycle
Drama | China | 2020 | 95 minutes | Mandarin
17-year-old girl Yao gets tired of the place she lives now and wants to go back to her hometown. However, she realizes that her hometown disappears in a night several years ago.
Trailer
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Festivals
2018 Shanghai International Film Festival - Project WIP
2019 Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Int’l Film Festival
- Crouching Tigers Main Competition
2020 Mostra São Paulo International Film Festival - New Director Competition
2020 IFFMH Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
- On the Rise: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award - Best Screenplay
2020 Xining FIRST International Film Festival - Industry Screening Official Selection
2020 Chinese Youth From Week
Synopsis
Hong moved to Chongqing with her daughter Ye after her divorce. Ten years after that, Hong’s new boyfriend Liu eventually moved to live with them, though Ye was still sentimentally attached to his father Feng. Ye started to get confused about Liu’s attitude towards her and she could barely distinguish care from the offense. The feeling of ambiguity pushed her back to some old memories and dreams. Until Hong and Liu left the house, Ye decided to escape and go back to her hometown. However, her hometown disappeared in a night several years ago....
Astonishing cinematography and score are lensed and composed by HOU Hsiao Hsien’s collaborator Mark LEE Ping Bing and KIAROSTAMI’s collaborator Peyman YAZDANIAN.
Crew
Director: ZHANG Qi
Screenplay: ZHANG Qi
Producer: TONY HAN
DoP: Mark Lee Ping Bing
Editor: YANG Hongyu
Music: Peyman Yazdanian
Production Company:
Beijing CFORCE Pictures Co., Ltd
Huoerguosi CFORCE Pictures Co., Ltd