Still Life
7.3
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
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Cast
13 people
Han Sanming
Han Sanming
Known for
A Touch of Sin
Platform
Zhao Tao
Shen Hong
Known for
Ash Is Purest White
Mountains May Depart
Wang Hongwei
Wang Dongming
Known for
Pickpocket
Platform
Li Zhubin
Guo Bin
Known for
Mountains May Depart
A Touch of Sin
Xiang Haiyu
Zhou Lin
Brother Mark
Ma Lizhen
Missy Ma
No other roles listed
Lan Zhou
Known for
Caught by the Tides
Huang Yong
Li Jinsheng
Pan Jianlin
Li Yongzhong
Jia Zhangke Director · Sun Jianmin Screenplay Guan Na Screenplay
United States release January 18, 2008 · Produced in China · Production Xstream Pictures
Production
Shanghai Film Studio
Production
Xstream Pictures
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
三峡好人
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2006
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
China · December 14, 2006
Theatrical
United States · January 18, 2008
Limited theatrical · New York City
United States · December 1, 2020
Physical · Blu-ray
United States
April 28, 2007 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
April 4, 2008 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
December 20, 2012 · Premiere · New York IFC Center
Argentina
October 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Australia
March 2, 2007 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
June 9, 2007 · Premiere · Sydney International Film Festival
July 27, 2007 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Belgium
May 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 30, 2006 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
July 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 2006 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
April 6, 2019 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
January 5, 2020 · Digital · IQIYI
Croatia
December 8, 2006 · Theatrical · Human Rights Film Festival
Czechia
July 3, 2007 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
December 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Finland
June 16, 2007 · Premiere · Midnight Sun Film Festival
France
November 22, 2006 · Premiere · Nantes Festival of 3 Continents
March 30, 2007 · Premiere · Deauville Asian Film Festival
May 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
October 4, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
March 6, 2008 · Limited theatrical · Athens
Hong Kong SAR China
November 16, 2006 · Theatrical
April 7, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
November 17, 2006 · Premiere · Tokyo FILMeX
August 18, 2007 · Theatrical
Morocco
December 6, 2006 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
June 21, 2007 · Theatrical
March 10, 2017 · Premiere · CinemAsia Film Festival
New Zealand
July 18, 2007 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Philippines
November 30, 2018 · Digital
Poland
February 22, 2008 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 3, 2007 · Theatrical
Russia
April 12, 2007 · Limited theatrical
Serbia
January 27, 2007 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
December 3, 2013 · Premiere · Auteur Film Festival, Belgrade
South Africa
June 30, 2007 · Premiere · Durban International Film Festival
South Korea
June 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
August 24, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 16, 2006 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
June 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 26, 2007 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
March 9, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 1, 2008 · Theatrical
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