Janus Films has acquired all North American rights to Bi Gan’s Chinese fantasy drama Resurrection, winner of this year’s Special Jury prize at t
Janus Films has acquired all North American rights to Bi Gan’s Chinese fantasy drama Resurrection, winner of this year’s Special Jury prize at the Cannes festival.
Told in six parts, the film takes place in a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream and a woman decides to follow a monstrous creature into the dream world.
Chinese singer and actor Jackson Yee stars with Shu Qi. Bi Gan wrote and directed and the film was produced by China’s Huace Pictures and Dangmai Films with France’s CG Cinema. Losange Films is handling sales.
A statement from Janus called the film “a kaleidoscopic, time-skipping, genre-mashing odyssey through cinema and dreams that will thrill fans of daring, visionary filmmakers like David Lynch, Andrei Tarkovsky, Leos Carax and Wong Kar-wai. We’re very proud and excited to bring this surreal, provocative, epic experience to screens across North America and to champion the work of Bi Gan, a director we have long admired.”
Losange commented: “Losange Films is delighted to embark on this new collaboration with the Janus Films team. Resurrection is a powerful and singular film that has been sparking passionate reactions from festival audiences, international buyers, and the press. It’s a film that truly calls for a tailored, original, and ambitious release strategy. With their impeccable taste and exceptional vision, Janus Films are the ideal partners for us.”
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