One Second (2019)
- Original title
- 一秒钟
- Directed by
- Zhang Yimou
- Genre
- drama film, historical film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 126 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 1970s China, a man escapes a labor camp to travel across a desert region. He hopes to see his daughter in a film reel that is being shown in a small town. The story follows his interactions with a local girl as he tries to get access to the movie screening.
poignantnostalgicmelancholicintimatemethodicalunderstatedreflectivehumanist
What happens
One Second (Chinese: 一秒钟) is a 2020 drama film directed by Zhang Yimou, about a man who escapes from a Laogai camp during the Cultural Revolution. The film is co-produced by China and Hong Kong, and based on the novel The Criminal Lu Yanshi, by author Geling Yan. Yan is not credited in the film, which has led to controversy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
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