Escape from the 21st Century
6.4
Three friends discover that they have the power to travel back and forth 20 years with a sneeze. However, the future is not as good as they hope, and they need to take on the responsibility of saving the world.
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Cast
23 people
Zhang Ruoyun
Wang Zha
Known for
Joy of Life
Zhong Chuxi
Liu Lianzhi
Known for
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
Youth
Song Yang
Wang Chengyong
Known for
Wrath of Silence
The Final Master
Wu Xiaoliang
Han Guang
Known for
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
Zhu Yanmanzi
Yang Yi
Known for
The Wandering Earth II
An Elephant Sitting Still
Leon Lee
Bubble / Paopao
Known for
Sky Hunter
Rush Hour
Wen Zhengrong
San
Also in
My Journey to You
The Glory
Shi Liang
Wang Chengyong's Father
Known for
Silence
Mutation on Mars
Chen Yichen
Young Wang Zha
Also in
Blooming
Rowing
Li Zhuozhao
Young Wang Chengyong
Also in
The Wandering Earth
The Love of Courtyard
Kang Qixuan
Young Bubble / Paopao
Also in
The Forbidden Land
Endless Protection
Ma Fanding
Yang Yi
Also in
Nothing But You
Like a Flowing River
Li Yang Director · Hu Xiao'ou Composer Saba Mazloum Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $2M · United States release June 9, 2025
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$15,848,000
Gross vs. budget
7.9×
Production
Beijing Enlight Pictures
Production
Desen International Media
Production
Huanxi Media
Production
China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
从21世纪安全撤离
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · July 18, 2024
Limited theatrical · 7.18-7.21超前点映
United States · June 9, 2025
Theatrical
United States
September 20, 2024 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
Australia
April 25, 2025 · Premiere · Fantastic Film Festival
Belgium
April 11, 2025 · Premiere · Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Brazil
March 27, 2026 · Digital
Canada
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
July 24, 2024 · Limited theatrical · 7.24-7.26全国53城点映
July 26, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai
July 27, 2024 · Limited theatrical · 7.27-7.28全国点映
July 29, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing
July 29, 2024 · Limited theatrical · 7.29-8.1全国点映
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
September 6, 2024 · Digital
Finland
April 2, 2025 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
France
September 11, 2024 · Premiere · L'étrange festival
August 27, 2025 · Theatrical
December 20, 2025 · Digital
February 14, 2026 · Physical · DVD/Blu-ray
Germany
September 11, 2024 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest
India
November 26, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
Italy
November 2, 2024 · Premiere · Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
Lithuania
March 15, 2025 · Premiere · Vilnius International Film Festival
South Korea
May 3, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Switzerland
April 23, 2025 · Premiere · Brugggore Filmfestival
United Kingdom
February 24, 2025 · Digital
March 24, 2025 · Physical
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