2021 film
The Year of the Everlasting Storm Directed by
Produced by
Brad Becker-Parton
Andrea Roa
Jeff Deutchman Music by
Production
Distributed by Neon Release dates
July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14) (Cannes )
September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03) (United States) Running time 115 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $12,245
The Year of the Everlasting Storm anthology film featuring segments directed by Jafar Panahi , Anthony Chen , Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras , Dominga Sotomayor , David Lowery and Apichatpong Weerasethakul .
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 14, 2021. It was released on September 3, 2021, by Neon .
Plot
Segment
Country
Director / Writer
Description
Actors/Subjects
Life Iran Jafar Panahi A documentary of Panahi's family's early life during quarantine.
Jafar Panahi , Tahereh Saidi Balsini
The Break Away China Anthony Chen A young married couple struggle with looking after their young son during lockdown.
Zhou Dongyu , Zhang Yu
Little Measures United States
Malik Vitthal
A documentary on Bobby Yay Yay Jones and his attempt to reunite with his three children, each in separate foster homes.
Bobby Yay Yay Jones, Yay'Veontay Jones, Bobby Levi Jones, Imani Jones
Terror Contagion United States
Laura Poitras A documentary on Poitras' and the investigative journalist group Forensic Architecture 's investigation into the Pegasus spyware.
Laura Poitras , Forensic Architecture
Sin Titulo, 2020 Chile Dominga Sotomayor A woman and her grown daughter attempt to break quarantine in order to see her other daughter's newborn child.
Francisca Castillo, Rosa García-Huidobro
Dig Up My Darling United States
David Lowery A woman finds a box of letters in a storage unit and follows their directions to an unmarked grave.
Catherine Machovsky
Night Colonies Thailand Apichatpong Weerasethakul A filmed installation of an empty bed in a room full of insects.
Production
In May 2021, it was announced Jafar Panahi , Anthony Chen , Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras , Dominga Sotomayor , David Lowery and Apichatpong Weerasethakul had directed an anthology film, with Neon producing and distributing.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 14, 2021. and was released on September 3, 2021.
Reception
The Year of the Everlasting Storm holds a 94% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , based on 31 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.40/10. The site's consensus states: "The Year of the Everlasting Storm presents a diverse assortment of filmmakers offering a varied yet compelling response to shared trauma".
References
"The Year of the Everlasting Storm" . Cannes Film Festival "The Year of the Everlasting Storm" . The Numbers "The Year of the Everlasting Storm" . Box Office Mojo Kay, Jeremy (May 19, 2021). "Jafar Panahi, Laura Poitras among directors on secret Neon film 'The Year Of The Everlasting Storm'" . Screen International
"The films of the Official Selection 2021" . Cannes Film Festival "The Year of the Everlasting Storm" . IFC Center . Retrieved July 29, 2021.Kenigsberg, Ben (2 September 2021). "'The Year of the Everlasting Storm' Review: Home Movies" . The New York Times
"The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021)" . Rotten Tomatoes
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