Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026: "Escape from the 21st Century"

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Director & Screenwriter: Li Yang Cinematographer: Saba Mazloum Cast: Zhang Ruoyun, Zhong Chuxi, Song Yang, Wu Xiaoliang Produced by Beijing Scity Films Co., Ltd., Beijing Enlight Pictures Co., Ltd., Huanxi Media Group Limited (Beijing) 2024 | Colour | 98′ In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles New Director of Media Focus, China Movie Channel Media Focus Unit, The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival Best Debut Film, Golden Deer Awards, The 20th China Changchun Film Festival Three high school students gain the power of time travel, embarking on an adventure of action, passion and brotherhood. The film stands out for its dazzling visual styles—a sneeze sends them twenty years forward, while fight scenes suddenly burst into animation, vividly capturing their wild adolescent imagination. Each character embodies a familiar struggle of growing up: resisting maturity, hiding vulnerability, or losing identity through imitation—mirrors everyone. Director Li Yang’s signature blend of striking visuals, emotional intensity, and imaginative storytelling runs throughout his work, from Lee’s Adventures and the short Bad Future to his latest, Escape from the 21st Century. Post-screening Talk (In Cantonese) 17. 10. 2026 (Sat) Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive Speaker: Polly Yeung Limited Seats available for post-screening talk. Ticket holders of the screening with post-screening talk will be admitted with priority. Remaining seats will be opened on a first-come, first-served basis. Audiences are welcome to queue up at 1/F, Hong Kong Film Archive 15 minutes before the talk begins.

導演、編劇：李陽 攝影：Saba Mazloum 主演：張若昀、鍾楚曦、宋洋、吳曉亮 出品：北京申城國際影視有限公司、北京光線影業有限公司、北京歡喜首映文化有限公司 2024 | 彩色 | 98′ 普通話對白，中英文字幕 第27屆上海國際電影節「電影頻道傳媒關注單元」最受傳媒關注新人導演 第20屆中國長春電影節金鹿獎最佳處女作獎 三位高中生在機緣巧合下擁有了往返未來的超能力，譜寫了一個關於戰鬥、熱血與兄弟情的故事。這部作品最亮眼的突破，在於以琳瑯滿目的視覺風格敘事——打個噴嚏就能穿梭二十年時空，秒變動畫的打鬥場面，導演以各式的風格混搭起主角們天真爛漫的中二病。主角們擁有的三種性格缺陷：抗拒成長、逞強硬撐，以及在模仿他人中迷失自我，令人看畢後有所自省。 回溯導演李陽的創作軌跡，從《李獻計歷險記》的動畫驚艷，到《壞未來》的短片試驗，再到如今這部《從21世紀安全撤離》，始終貫穿着強烈的視覺衝擊力、情緒感染力與意象化表達。 設映後談 (粵語主講) 17. 10. 2026 (六) 香港電影資料館電影院 講者：楊寶文 映後談座位有限，持映後談電影放映門票的觀眾優先入座，其餘座位先到先得。觀眾可於映後談開始前15分鐘於香港電影資料館1樓大堂等候入座。