The Year of the Everlasting Storm

Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.

Cast

Mokarameh Saidi Balsini

Tahereh Saidi Balsini

Solmaz Panahi

Jafar Panahi

Igi

Zhou Dongyu

Zhang Yu

Zhang Yanbo

as Xiaohao

Qian Youfa

as Grandpa

Wang Fengjuan

as Grandaunt (voice)

Reviews

badelf

I read the reviews and poor scores for this film so my expectations were low. But somewhere after the first couple stories, I asked myself the same question as these filmmakers did: "Tell me how you really feel about 2020 in 20 minutes?" I myself would've been at a loss. The question yields another ...

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