- 2016
- 1 h 56 m
SummaryFrom the Shanghai metropolis to the snow-capped Tibet mountain, Gao Chun steers his cargo up the Yangtze, a river that has nurtured a centuries-old civilization. He comes across An Lu, a beautiful woman who appears in a different identity at every port recorded by a poetry book. Longing for her company, he realizes she gradually turns younger as ...
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Oct 24, 2016
80
Rarely has China's explosive economic growth been captured with such grace and with such a heavy heart.
Nov 16, 2016
67
As a visual love-letter to the Yangtze River, Crosscurrent takes your breath away. As a narrative film, it’s all washed up.
Oct 27, 2016
60
Cramming fantasy and mysticism, faith and history into a single riverboat journey, this dirgelike meditation on China’s painful economic rebirth dispenses with narrative in favor of semiotics.
Oct 24, 2016
50
A meandering, sluggish tale that offers moments of great beauty but ultimately feels like a ragbag, take-your-pick bundle of poetic and spiritual suggestions inspired by China’s great Yangtze River.
Oct 24, 2016
50
It’s all about metaphor and mood, while the storytelling is so lightweight it might not exist. Without it, this drunken boat sailing on poetry can't hold interest for its entire two hour running time.
Nov 3, 2016
42
Crosscurrent represents quite a remarkable blunder considering how much effort and noble aspirations go to waste because its maker forgot to tell a good story first.
Oct 24, 2016
30
Plotless, pretentiously literary and lousy at explaining geography, the movie fails to put Yang’s vision into a fictional framework that’s even remotely engaging.
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Jun 6, 2021
6
A very beautiful film, but one that relies entirely on being atmospheric rather than narrative driven. It is symbolic, reflective and sentimental, evoking the cost of progress and change, so an aura of melancholy permeates throughout its duration. It's a bit stuffy, and can be a bit exasperating because of its slowness, but I still liked it.
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Production Company:
- Beijing New Century Media Co.
- Central Studio of New Reels
- Eracme Cultural & Media Co.
- Hua Wen Movie Group
- Just Show Production Beijing
- Les Petites Lumieres
- Ray Productions Co.
- Trend Cultural Investment Co.
- Zhong Guang Pictures
Release Date:Oct 28, 2016
Duration:1 h 56 m
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Awards
Beijing Student Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
