Mountains May Depart
2015 · Movie · 127 min · ★ 7.0 · 84% critics
Across three time periods, this drama follows one woman and the people closest to her as China rapidly changes around them. As relationships shift with money, work, and migration, the story traces how choices made in youth echo into adulthood and beyond, shaping family bonds, identity, and the meaning of home.
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Details
- Original title
- 山河故人
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-10-30
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (255 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a patient, reflective drama about time, class, and drifting relationships, similar in spirit to Still Life or The World; Not for you if you need fast pacing and a tightly focused, consistently structured story.
Pros: ambitious three-era structure; moving themes of change; strong performances | Cons: very slow pacing; uneven final section; some fragmented storytelling
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
Zhao Tao
as Shen Tao
Zhang Yi
as Zhang Jinsheng
Liang Jingdong
as Liang Jangjung
Dong Zijian
as Zhang Daole
Sylvia Chang
as Mia
Rong Zishan
as Young Zhang Daole
Liu Lu
as Liang's Wife
- ZL
Zhubin Li
Liu Min
Directed by Jia Zhangke