The Shadowless Tower

Carmel International Competition

"A contemplative film of quiet rewards.
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Hollywood Reporter
  • Archive - Festival 39
  • Director: Zhang Lu
  • China 2023
  • 144 minutes
  • Mandarin
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, strolls through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing with his younger photographer colleague Oyang. A divorcé with a 6-year-old daughter and estranged from his father for decades, he is looking for a new perspective on life, while reconsidering his failings as a father, a son, and a lover. The seasons come and go, people get together and move apart, but one thing remains the same: The White Pagoda where they all sooner or later meet...

Zhang Lu's new film is a gentle and romantic dramedy, “a Wry and Wistful Chinese Charmer,” (Variety).

Filmography: Fukuoka (2019), Ode to the Goose (2018), A Quiet Dream (2016), Dooman River (2010), Desert Dream (2007).

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  • Director Zhang Lu
  • Production Xu Jiahan, Peng Jin
  • Script Zhang Lu
  • Cinematography Piao Songri
  • Editing Liu Xinzhu
  • Music Xiao He
  • Festivals Berlin, Beijing (5 awards including Best Actor, Screenplay and Cinematogrphy), Sydney
  • Actors Xin Baiqing, Huang Yao, Tian Zhuangzhuang
  • Source Films Boutique