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China’s Sci-Fi Adventure ‘Escape From the 21st Century’ Picked up by Fortissimo Films
Chinese-produced youth-oriented, sci-fi adventure 'Escape From the 21st Century' picked up by Fortissimo Films.
The story follows three friends who discover they have the power to travel back and forth 20 years with a sneeze. The film is directed by Li Yang (short and co-directed feature “Lee’s Future”) and stars Zhang Ruoyun (“Joy of Life”), Zhong Cuxi (“Youth”) and Song Yang (“Wrath of Silence”). Late last year the company also picked up “If You Are the One 3,” the Feng Xiaogang-directed update to the hit anti-romance drama franchise starring Shu Qi and Ge You, and and Xu Haofeng’s “100 Yards,” which played in 2023 at the Shanghai and Toronto festivals and at Rotterdam in early 2024.
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