The Calming
5.8
A filmmaker is constantly on the move after recently ending a relationship. As she travels alone between Beijing, Nanjing, Hong Kong and Japan, she observes and engages with her ever-changing environs while seeking an inner calm.
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Cast
13 people
Qi Xi
Lin Tong
Known for
So Long, My Son
Mystery
Makiko Watanabe
Makiko
Known for
Drops of God
Love Exposure
Song Fang
Known for
Flight of the Red Balloon
Jia Zhangke
Song Dijin
Lin Tong's Father
Also in
Taking Father Home
Goodbye
Lü Songye
Jia Zhangke
Known for
Black Dog
A Touch of Sin
Ye Yuzhu
Lin Tong's Mother
Also in
Goodbye
Justine O
Chen Yadi
Xuemei
Also in
Out of Place
Pei Pei
He Pei
Also in
Ah Fei
Billiards King
Shôzô Ichiyama
Also in
Last Shadow at First Light
Song Fang Director · Lü Songye Cinematographer Lin Cheng-hung Production designer
United States release September 19, 2020 · Produced in China · Production Huanxi Media, Fabula Entertainment
Production
Xstream Pictures
Production
Huanxi Media
Production
Fabula Entertainment
Production
Huanxi Media Group
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
平静
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Germany · February 21, 2020
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · September 19, 2020
virtual cinema New York Film Festival
Austria
October 23, 2020 · VIENNALE Film Festival
China
January 6, 2021 · NAAC Art Film Festvial
Spain
September 19, 2020 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
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