Only the River Flows Movie Details:
| Simplified Chinese | 河边的错误 |
| Traditional Chinese | 河邊的錯誤 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hébiān de cuòwù |
| Based on | Mistakes by the River by Yu Hua |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Release date | May 20, 2023 (Cannes) October 21, 2023 (China) |
| Running time | 1hr 41min |
| Starring | Zhu Yilong Chloe Maayan Hou Tianlai Tong Linkai |
| Directed by | Wei Shujun |
| Screenplay by | Kang Chunlei Wei Shujun |
| Produced by | Tang Xiaohui Huang Xufeng Li Chan Shen Yang |
| Cinematography by | Chengma |
| Edited by | Mattieu Laclau |
| Production Company | KXKH Film |
| Distributor | Lian Ray Pictures |
Only the River Flows Movie Cast & Characters:
- Zhu Yilong as Ma Zhe
- Chloe Maayan as Bai Jie
- Hou Tianlai as the Chief of Police
- Tong Linkai as Xie
Storyline:
A police chief, Ma Zhe, investigates a series of murders in a riverside town in rural China in the 1990s. Though an arrest is made quickly, clues push the policeman to delve deeper into the hidden behavior of the locals and piece together the truth.
Only the River Flows Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | CN¥50,000,000 (estimated) |
| Worldwide Collection | $41.4 million |
About Only the River Flows Movie:
Only the River Flows (simplified Chinese: 河边的错误; traditional Chinese: 河邊的錯誤; pinyin: Hébiān de cuòwù) is a Chinese neo-noir art film directed by Wei Shujun, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kang Chunlei based on Yu Hua’s short novel Mistakes by the River. The film, stars Zhu Yilong, as a police chief investigating a series of murders in a riverside town in rural China in the 1990s.
The film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival. And was released theatrically in China on October 21, 2023. As of November 7, the total box office of the film is 301 million RMB, placing it among China’s highest-grossing independent films.
