Only the River Flows directed by Wei Shujun will open the Helsinki Cine Aasia, which will take place from March 14 – 17, 2024 at the Kinopalatsi and Cinema Orion, in Helsinki, Finland.

Only the River Flows by Wei Shujun – China | 2023 – 101 minutes

Wei Shujun’s visually engaging crime drama develops in a riverside town, where police chief Ma Zhu is tasked with solving a series of murders, while at the same time facing challenges in his personal life. What seems to be a simple case, turns into a complicated web of connections and interests. (Eija Niskanenx)

Screening Dates:
March 14, 2024 | Thursday | Cinema Orion | 17:30 pm
March 16, 2024 | Saturday | Kinopalatsi 10 | 14:30 pm

Trailer:

About the director:
Wei Shujun was born in 1991 in Beijing, China. He started his career as an actor at 14 years old. He completed his master’s degree at the Communication University of China. He is best known for On the Border (short, 2018, Special Jury Award at Cannes Film Festival), Striding into the Wind (2020, Official Selection Cannes Film Festival), Ripples of Life (2021, Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes), and Only the River Flows (2023, Un Certain Regard, Cannes). Wei Shujun has often depicted filmmaking and filmmakers in his films, especially the art house and indie scene filmmaking. His keen eye on social interactions includes slight humor.

For more information: https://helsinkicineaasia.fi/en/