A visually striking film about the experience of growing up and finding strength in a world of crisis.“ ”
"Tomorrow Is A Long Time is at its best when it aims for the heart rather than the mind, when it sweeps the viewer along with its striking imagery of apocalyptic junkyards, blazing basements, ravishing forests and rustic village houses, and leaves the reflections about real life to a later time."
THE FILMVERDICT
"...gripping from the opening shot to the closing one...so confident in its focus of the little moments.”
D MOVIES
"...a ripe work that deconstructs the generally tolerated ways of the hungry capitalist machinery. Both Edward Tan and Laon Dai bring the best to the table, embraced by Russel Morton’s stylish photography.”
ASIAN MOVIE PULSE
Synopsis
Life is not the most fulfilling for sixteen-year-old Meng: Lounging at home with his grieving father on a daily basis, being excluded from his family’s past, and forced into bullying other kids at school. Everything changes when he is thrown into a life-altering adventure that propels him into an exciting unfamiliar landscape.
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Details
Director: Jow Zhi Wei
Genre: Drama - Boyhood, Adventure, Survival, Growing Up, Crisis
Original title: Míng tian bi zuo tian chang jiu
English title: Tomorrow is a Long Time
Country of production: Singapore, Taiwan, France, Portugal
Year of production: 2023
Length: 105 min
Color: Color
Shooting format: 4K (Arri Alexa)
Screening format: DCP 2K
Original language: Chinese Mandarin, English
Subtitles: English
Cast: Leon Dai, Edward Tan, Julius Foo, Lekheraj Sekhar, Neo Swee Lin
Scriptwriter: Jow Zhi Wei
Director of photography: Russell Morton
Production designer: James Page
Editor: Alexandra Strauss
Sound design: Olivier Dandre, Alexandre Hecker
Sound mixing: Simon Apostolou
Music: Ting Si Hao
Producers: Fran Borgia, Jeremy Chua, Stefano Centini, Xavier Rocher, Ico Costa
Production company: Akanga Film Asia, Volos Films, La Fabrica Nocturna Cinema, Potocol, Oublaum Filmes
Supported by: Tiger Tiger Pictures, Singapore Film Commission, Taiwan Creative Content Agency, L’Aide Aux Cinémas du Monde, Centre National du Cinema et de L’Image Animée, Institut Français, Kaohsiung Film Fund, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taoyuan
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Festivals / Awards
Berlinale - Generation 14plus - World Premiere
Hong Kong IFF, China
IFF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
CHAI. Chinesisches FFvLeipzig, Germany
Taiwan FF in Australia, Australia
Vancouver FF, Canada - Vanguard Competition
Kinotrip IFF, Slovenia
Lugano Human Rights FF, Switzerland
Solidarity Human Rights FF, Israel
Singapore International FF, Singapore
Pune IFF, India
Black Movie / Geneva International Independent FF, Switzerland
Bengaluru IFF, India
Asian FF Rome, Italy
Minneapolis St Paul IFF, USA
Asian FF Barcelona, Spain
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New Acquisition: Tomorrow Is a Long Time World Premiere @ Berlinale
We are thrilled to represent TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME, the first feature film of Singapore’s Jow Zhi Wei, around the globe. This film will have its world premiere in the Berlinale Generation 14plus…
02.02.2023
