Caught by the Tides
Jia Zhangke · 2024
Caught by the Tides is a 2024 Chinese drama directed by Jia Zhangke, constructed from footage shot between 1999 and 2024 — including material from Unknown Pleasures, Still Life, and Ash Is Purest White — and centred on Zhao Tao’s character Qiao Qiao across two decades of social and personal change. It premiered in competition for the Palme d’Or at Cannes.