Overview

• ‘Resurrection’ debuted in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving praise for its visual innovation but criticism for its opaque narrative.
• The film imagines a world where abstaining from dreams grants immortality, while dreamers, or 'fantasmers,' burn out quickly.
• Structured as a series of vignettes, it spans historical and cinematic settings, culminating on New Year’s Eve 1999, a pivotal moment in China's transformation.
• Lead performances by Jackson Yee as the enigmatic Fantasmer and Shu Qi as a mysterious woman anchor the film’s exploration of time and memory.
• Bi Gan employs techniques like long tracking shots, 3D sequences, and silent-era homages, further cementing his reputation for formal experimentation.