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Caught by the Tides

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An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s to the present day. One day, a restless Guao Bin leaves without any notice to try his luck in another province. Qiao Qiao decides to go looking for him.

Critics Reviews

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Esther Rosenfield Little White Lies The film is glued together by Zhao, one of cinema’s most enthralling actors, accomplishing the herculean task of creating a coherent character out of multiple disparate and decades-old performances. Rated: 5/5 Apr 14, 2025 Full Review Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express As past, present and future collide, much of Caught by the Tides might seem like what we have already seen in Zhangke's enviable body of work. Yet it has a freshness and power that is uniquely its own. Sep 24, 2024 Full Review William Repass Slant Magazine Jia Zhang-ke’s Caught by the Tides attests to the fact that making art under the most adverse conditions can prove to be serendipitous. Rated: 3/4 Sep 20, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Caught by the Tides is among Jia’s most experimental and unconventional films. In terms of structure, the film transcends the standards established during the last three decades of Jia’s output, even while ruminating on the same basic themes. Rated: 3.5/4 Apr 15, 2025 Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies There’s an indestructible link between past, present, and future in the film that makes us experience time and place in a peculiar, nostalgic way. Rated: 4/5 Nov 19, 2024 Full Review Will Bjarnar InSession Film Jia Zhangke’s Caught by the Tides is the one that manages to weave a narrative that remains as mesmerizing as it is unconventionally-masterful. Rated: B+ Oct 23, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Zhang-Ke Jia

Director

Tao Zhao

Qiao Qiao

Zhubin Li

Guao Bin

Zhang-Ke Jia

Screenwriter

Wan Jiahuan

Screenwriter

Casper Liang Jiayan

Producer
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Synopsis An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s to the present day. One day, a restless Guao Bin leaves without any notice to try his luck in another province. Qiao Qiao decides to go looking for him.
Director
Zhang-Ke Jia
Producer
Casper Liang Jiayan, Shozo Ichiyama
Screenwriter
Zhang-Ke Jia, Wan Jiahuan
Production Co
Wishart Media , Xstream Pictures, Huanxi Media Group, Momo Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 51m