THE SHADOWLESS TOWER

BAI TA ZHI GUANG

By Zhang LU

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Drama - Completed 2023

Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing. 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.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2023
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Thessaloniki IFF 2023
Berlinale 2023
Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • CHINA
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 143 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Zhang LU
    • Synopsis
    • Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting 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.
      While the seasons come and go, people get together and move apart. Only one thing will remain the same: The White Pagoda where they all meet sooner or later...