Janus Films Acquires Bi Gan’s Cannes Prize-Winner ‘Resurrection’ For North America

Janus Films Acquires Bi Gan’s Cannes Prize-winner ‘Resurrection’ For North America

Janus Films has acquired North American rights to Bi Gan’s Resurrection, with the film winning the Special Jury prize at the recently-concluded Cannes Film Festival. Marking Bi’s third feature, Resurrection stars Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao and Li Gengxi. The deal was negotiated by Janus Films and Losange Films. Resurrection unfolds in six parts spanning […]

Bi Gan’s Cannes Winner ‘Resurrection’ Nabbed by Janus Films for North America

Janus Films has acquired North American rights to 'Resurrection,' the Special Award winner at the Cannes Film Festival from Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan.

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Cannes Acquisitions Janus Films has landed the U.S. rights to acclaimed “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” Chinese director Bi Gan’s new film “Resurrection” following its debut at Cannes. Jackson Yee and Shu Qi star in the six-segment film which spans a century and unfolds in a world where dreaming has vanished. Netflix has won the rights to Richard Linklater’s Cannes premiering film “Nouvelle Vague” following its debut to rave reviews. The film is…

Resurrection – first-look review

Bi Gan’s Resurrection opens with a title card that sets the scene for his third feature: we’re in a future where the secret to eternal life has been discovered. It’s simple – don’t dream! Humans who give up dreaming can live forever. But there are some hold-outs who choose to dream in secret at the risk of having shorter lives and going mad in the process. These ‘fantasmers’ are assisted by ‘Big Others’ who wake the dreamers, keeping them from b…