Only the River Flows
6.6
Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.
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Cast
69 people
Zhu Yilong
Ma Zhe
Known for
Cloudy Mountain
Lost in the Stars
Chloe Maayan
Bai Jie
Known for
The Wild Goose Lake
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Hou Tianlai
Chief of Police
Also in
The Great Hongwu Case
Lies of the Femininity
Tong Linkai
Xie
Also in
Striding Into the Wind
Mostly Sunny
Kang Chunlei
Madman
Also in
Ripples of Life
She's Got No Name
Wang Jianyu
Xu Liang
Also in
The Dog and The Fountain
Out of the Past
Moxi Zishi
Wang Hong
Also in
The Time of a Flower
The Fallen Bridge
Liu Baisha
Qian Ling
Known for
The Breaking Ice
Cao Yang
Granny Four
Also in
The Battle at Lake Changjin
Iron Blood Resistance: The Battle of Songshan Stream
Zhou Qingyun
Boy by the River
Known for
Her Story
Zeng Qi
Ting
Known for
The Long Season
Huang Jun
Zhao
Wei Shujun Director · Kang Chunlei Screenplay Yu Hua Author
Worldwide gross $43M · United States release August 2, 2024 · Produced in China, Australia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$42,686,993
Production
Hangzhou Dangdang Film
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KXKH FILM
Production
Infinite Films
Production
Lian Ray Global Pictures
Production
Emei Film Studio
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China Film Group Corporation
Production
China · Australia
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Languages
Original title
河边的错误
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
France · May 20, 2023
Premiere · Cannes
China · October 21, 2023
Theatrical
United States · August 2, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States
April 16, 2024 · Premiere · Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
July 26, 2024 · Premiere · New York
Belgium
June 5, 2024 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · "International Perspective" @ 47th São Paulo Int'l Film Festival
October 24, 2024 · Digital
China
October 11, 2023 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
September 28, 2026 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
Czechia
May 23, 2024 · Theatrical
Finland
March 14, 2024 · Premiere · Helsinki Cine Aasia
France
July 10, 2024 · Theatrical
November 19, 2024 · Physical · DVD
March 18, 2025 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 1, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Germany
February 29, 2024 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 21, 2023 · Theatrical
Indonesia
November 14, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema Week
Italy
July 11, 2024 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 8, 2024 · Premiere · CinemAsia Film Festival
June 6, 2024 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 18, 2023 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
January 21, 2026 · Premiere · University of the Philippines Film Institute
Russia
June 27, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Singapore
January 25, 2024 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 9, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Switzerland
July 10, 2024 · Theatrical · Suisse romande
Taiwan
June 23, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 5, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
August 16, 2024 · Theatrical
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