SOME RAIN MUST FALL

Feature Film

Qiu Yang |

People’s Republic of China, USA, France, Singapore |

2024 |

98Min |

Wu, Mandarin

Synopsis

40-year-old housewife Cai has lost track of who she is and who she wants to be. During one of her daughter’s basketball matches, she inadvertently injures an elderly woman. This seemingly trivial event is a catalyst for a life spinning out of control, as past events resurface while she moves into an unknown future.

Director

Qiu Yang

Producer

Jeremy Chua, Mike Goodridge, Alex C. Lo, MŽlissa Malinbaum, Lin Fan, Darcy Xi Wang

Cinematographer

Constanze Schmitt

Screenplay

Qiu Yang

Principal Cast

Yu Aier, Di Shike, Wei Yibo, Xu Tianyi, Gu Tingxiu, Qin Dan, Xu Yun, Cao Yuqiang

Screenings

19 Jul 19:00 Ballito Junction

26 Jul 19:00 Suncoast 8

Qiu Yang

QIU Yang was born and raised in Changzhou, China. He studied film directing at the Victorian College of the Arts in Australia. His latest short film, ‘She Runs’, won the Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for best short film at the 58th Cannes Critics’ Week. ‘A Gentle Night’ was awarded the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 70th Cannes film Festival. His first feature film, ‘Some Rain Must Fall’, will premiere at Berlin in Encounters.