As the Water Flows
China / 2025 / 120min
In Putonghua with Chines and English subtitles
Best Film Award, Asian New Talent Competition, Shanghai International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival

The debut feature from cinematographer Bian Zhuo won Best Film in the Asian New Talent Competition at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Bian also served as screenwriter, editor and director of photography for this elegiac drama about Xie Shuwen, an elderly widower who considers a new romance one year after the passing of his wife. However, his decision is fraught, sowing discontent among his grown children, complicating a web of family matters, and bringing to light past hardships. Facing emotional difficulties and uncooperative health, Xie strives to heal his family and himself before life's light fades.

DIR:
Bian Zhuo
CAST:
Li Zhenping, Wang Juan, Li Hongmei, Liu Le
TIME & VENUE
* 08/11 3:30PM Broadway Cinematheque
* 09/11 1:00PM PREMIERE ELEMENTS
14/11 7:30PM Broadway Cinematheque
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