One Second

Drama

104 min

FSK 12

A love letter to the power of analog cinema against the backdrop of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

Director
Zhang Yimou
Cast
Liu Haocun, Zhang Yi, ...
Original language(s)
Chinese
Credits
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Written by
Zhang Yimou, Yan Geling, Zou Jingzhi (basierend auf dem Roman "The Criminal Lu Yanshi" von Yan Geling)
Year
2020
Country
China, Hong Kong
Genre
Drama
Cast
Liu Haocun, Zhang Yi, Fan Wei, Ailei Yu, Shaobo Zhang
FSK Rating
FSK 12
Original title
一秒钟
Release date
14.07.2022
Synopsis
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Told against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the thrilling and emotional chase for a newsreel, a news film that used to be played before cinema screenings, unwinds here. When the whole village community comes together to clean up a damaged roll of film, one senses the power that celluloid could have, and still can have, over society. The new film by China's flagship director Zhang Yimou (Hero) was supposed to run in the Berlinale competition in 2020, but was briefly withdrawn due to "technical problems". Based on the Novel "The Criminal Lu Yanshi" by Yan Geling.