The Year of the Everlasting Storm

2021 1h 55m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 13

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Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mokarameh Saidi Balsini
Tahereh Saidi Balsini
Solmaz Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Igi
Zhou Dongyu
Zhang Yu
Zhang Yanbo
Xiaohao

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Writers: Anthony Chen, Jafar Panahi, David Lowery
Languages: Persian, Mandarin, Thai, Spanish, English
Countries: Chile, China, Iran, Thailand, United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Persian, Mandarin, Thai, Spanish, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Chile, China, Iran, Thailand, United States of America.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, shot by Tahereh Saidi Balsini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Flying Lotus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sabine Hoffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mokarameh Saidi Balsini and Tahereh Saidi Balsini and Solmaz Panahi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14773990 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Apichatpong Weerasethakul directs. Tahereh Saidi Balsini behind the camera. Flying Lotus scores. Sabine Hoffman cuts. Produced in Chile, China, Iran, Thailand, United States of America. Dialogue in Persian, Mandarin, Thai, Spanish, English.

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Persian, Mandarin, Thai, Spanish, English.
3International production across 5 countries: Chile, China, Iran, Thailand, United States of America.
4Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, shot by Tahereh Saidi Balsini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Flying Lotus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sabine Hoffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mokarameh Saidi Balsini and Tahereh Saidi Balsini and Solmaz Panahi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt14773990 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tahereh Saidi Balsini
Original score: Flying Lotus
Editing: Sabine Hoffman
Sound: Ryan Price
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021)

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badelf2021-12-29
★ 8/10
I read the reviews and poor scores for this film so my expectations were low. But somewhere after the first couple stories, I asked myself the same question as these filmmakers did: "Tell me how you really feel about 2020 in 20 minutes?" I myself would've been at a loss. The question yields another perspective and appreciation for these stories. Even Lowery's it-takes-a-pandemic-to-get-me-to-dig-up-my-dead-brother wasn't bad. Chen's comment on the dramatic pandemic-related increase of domestic violence was spot on. Panahi's biopic of how our elders suffer differently than us was touching. Vitthal's heartwarming personal story just reminds us of the continuing class difference even in how the pandemic affected us. The pièce de résistance was, of course, the duality of Weerasethakul's Buddhist world-view that insects don't give a shit about your pandemic ego, dude. And Poitras? Well, I'm in the business. It's worse, and way more dangerous, than she says.

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