Caught by the Tides
2024 · Movie · 111 min · ★ 6.8 · 75% critics
Years after being left behind when her boyfriend moves to the city, a Chinese woman sets out to find him and reclaim what they once promised each other. Her journey becomes a quiet search for connection and direction amid shifting places, passing years, and the everyday currents of modern life.
Also known as We Shall Be All · Blown by the Winds
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Details
- Original title
- 风流一代
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2025-01-08
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (49 votes)
About
If you enjoy patient, reflective dramas that feel like a drifting memory and don’t rely on big plot turns, this may click—especially if you liked Ash Is Purest White or Mountains May Depart; Not for you if you need a tight, clearly told story.
Pros: mesmerizing lead presence; evocative sense of time; reflective mood | Cons: fragmented, collage-like flow; thin narration; slow, meandering stretches
Cast & crew
Zhao Tao
as Qiao Qiao
- ZL
Zhubin Li
as Guo Bin
- PJ
Pan Jianlin
as Lao Pan
- ZL
Zhou Lan
Zhou You
as Xiao Zhou
Ren Ke
as Square Singer
Mao Tao
as Square Singer
Liang Jingdong
- WZ
Wei Wei Zhao
Directed by Jia Zhangke