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Sideshow & Janus Films Take U.S. Rights For Jia Zhangke’s ‘Caught By The Tides’


Sideshow & Janus Films Take U.S. Rights For Jia Zhangke’s ‘Caught By The Tides’

Sideshow and Janus Films have bought U.S. rights for Chinese director Jia Zhangke ’s epic drama Caught By The Tide s, following its buzzy world premiere in competition at Cannes in May. Written by Jia and Wan Jiahuan, the film follows a deeply moving love story over a 23-year time span against the backdrop of explosive growth in China. The companies said in a joint statement: “Jia Zhang-ke is one of the twenty-first century’s most important filmmakers and with Caught By The Tides delivers what will surely be considered one of his great films that gives us the gift of watching Zhao Tao across over two decades culminating in one of the best scenes of their career together.

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