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Some Rain Must Fall

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40-year-old housewife Cai has lost track of who she is and who she wants to be. During one of her daughter’s basketball matches, she inadvertently injures an elderly woman. This seemingly trivial event is a catalyst for a life spinning out of control, as past events resurface while she moves into an unknown future. Director Qiu Yang follows a series of multi-awarded shorts with his debut feature, a mesmerizing and intimate drama about a woman forced to confront the wreckage of her life and her longing for change?

Critics Reviews

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Nicolás Medina Peliplat 5d
8/10
"Far from miserabilism or emotional pornography, Some Rain Must Fall proposes an ethic of looking that is constructed from waiting, repetition, and weariness. " [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Calvin Law The Asian Cut Aug 2
3/5
As a feature film debut, it’s not quite a knockout, but bears quite a bit of promise for what’s to come for Yang. Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine 08/21/2024
6/10
It is impressive work for a first feature, as one might expect from a Cannes short film Palme d’Or winner, but it is also a weirdly frustrating film to watch. Go to Full Review Siddhant Adlakha JoySauce.com 07/07/2024
A slow-burn unraveling of a middle-aged woman's psyche that reveals and obscures in equal measure. One of the most emotionally piercing works of cinema this year. Go to Full Review Conor Truax In Review Online 06/15/2024
While Qiu may not be able to sustain the suspense he initially establishes or fails to distinctively interrogate the film’s content, he has made an assuredly beautiful film frame-by-frame, one that gestures toward the work of a great filmmaker to come. Go to Full Review Clarence Tsui South China Morning Post 05/09/2024
4/5
Anchored by Yu Aier’s remarkably nuanced turn as the woman careering towards a complete breakdown, Some Rain Must Fall offers bristling family drama with elements drawn from film noir and suspenseful psychological thrillers. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Yang Qiu

Director

Yu Aier

Cai

Di Shike

Lin

Wei Yibo

Ding

Yang Qiu

Screenwriter

Jeremy Chua

Producer

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Synopsis 40-year-old housewife Cai has lost track of who she is and who she wants to be. During one of her daughter’s basketball matches, she inadvertently injures an elderly woman. This seemingly trivial event is a catalyst for a life spinning out of control, as past events resurface while she moves into an unknown future. Director Qiu Yang follows a series of multi-awarded shorts with his debut feature, a mesmerizing and intimate drama about a woman forced to confront the wreckage of her life and her longing for change?
Director
Yang Qiu
Producer
Jeremy Chua, Mike Goodridge, Alex C. Lo, Mélissa Malinbaum, Lin Fan, Darcy Xi Wang
Screenwriter
Yang Qiu
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 38m