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Bi Gan’s Resurrection Opens in Limited Release as Critics Praise Daring, Dream-Driven Epic

Critics hail Bi Gan’s comeback for audacious, dream‑driven filmmaking.

Overview

  • The feature rolls out in select theaters starting December 12, with some venues listing December 15 openings including Toronto’s TIFF Lightbox.
  • Premiering in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, the film has drawn strong acclaim for ambition and craft.
  • Structured as a multipart survey of cinematic forms and dreaming, it features a much-discussed 30-minute single take set on New Year’s Eve 1999.
  • Jackson Yee and Shu Qi lead the cast, with contributions from co-writer Zhai Xiaohui, cinematographer Dong Jinsong, and production designer Liu Qiang.
  • Coverage pairs the release with Ira Sachs’s Peter Hujar’s Day, a contrasting intimate two-hander starring Rebecca Hall and Ben Whishaw opening the same weekend.