The Year of the Everlasting Storm

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

2021•1h 55m•6.5/10

DramaMysteryDocumentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(10)

Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.

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Production

NEON, Animal Kingdom, Giraffe Pictures, Kick the Machine, Rediance, Crater 203, Jafar Panahi Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mokarameh Saidi Balsini

Tahereh Saidi Balsini

Solmaz Panahi

Solmaz Panahi

Jafar Panahi

Jafar Panahi

Igi

Zhou Dongyu

Zhou Dongyu

Zhang Yu

Zhang Yu

Zhang Yanbo

Xiaohao

Qian Youfa

Qian Youfa

Grandpa

Wang Fengjuan

Grandaunt (voice)

Zhang Guangfa

Smoker

Chen Jian

Chen Jian

Zhang Yimiao

Chen Youshuo

Bobby Yay Yay Jones

Yay'Veontay Jones

Bobby Levi Jones

Imani Jones

Alaa Mahajna

Carmen Aristegui

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