The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.
Critics Sentiment
Zhou Dongyu and Zhang Yu struggle with childcare during lockdown
Bobby Yay Yay Jones attempts to reunite with foster children
The film swings from its highest point with the acclaimed Chinese lockdown segment to its lowest with the widely criticized California foster care story.
The anthology starts strong with Panahi's warm family portrait and peaks with the universally praised Chinese lockdown segment before hitting its lowest point with the California story. Despite typical anthology unevenness, critics appreciated the film's testament to artistic persistence during unprecedented global circumstances.
Full cast
Showing 20 of 38Mokarameh Saidi Balsini
Tahereh Saidi Balsini
Solmaz Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Igi
Zhou Dongyu
Zhang Yu
Zhang Yanbo
Xiaohao
Qian Youfa
Grandpa
Wang Fengjuan
Grandaunt (voice)
Zhang Guangfa
Smoker
Chen Jian
Zhang Yimiao
Chen Youshuo
Bobby Yay Yay Jones
Yay'Veontay Jones
Bobby Levi Jones
Imani Jones
Alaa Mahajna
Carmen Aristegui
Crew
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