Fresh
Bi Gan directed this boldly original debut feature.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Overview
Chen Sheng goes off in search of his nephew who has been abandoned by his father. Along the way, he encounters numerous people from his past and also those from his future.
Director and cast
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97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Bi's singular vision bears comparison to those of other geniuses such as Tarkovsky, Sokurov, David Lynch, Luis Bunuel and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Fresh
For adventurous moviegoers, "Kaili Blues," which could draw comparisons to the early work of Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Zhangke Jia is an interesting and challenging film, worth taking a flier.
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
A melancholy tale of loss and regret that marks a singular feature debut for the Chinese director Bi Gan.
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
As lovely as the movie is to look at (and the final scene is exceptionally wonderful), it's too oblique to concentrate its energies and sharpen its focus.
Ken Jaworowski, New York Times
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