Bi Gan’s cinema is boundary pushing.
He’s 36 years old, and he’s directed:
Tiger (2011),
Kaili Blues (2015)
Premiere: Locarno
Winner: Best Emerging Director Prize
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2018)
Premiere: Cannes Un Certain Regard
Resurrection (2025)
Premiere: Cannes
Winner: Special Jury Prize
His films are not just artistic masterpieces, but they also bring in major dollars in China, with his last two films going number one at the box office:
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2018)
$41.4M in China
$42.1M worldwide total
Resurrection (2025)
$16.5M opening in China
$28.4M China domestic total so far
In the interview, Gan details the paradoxical interplay between cinema and dreams.
Here is the trailer:
Janus Films released Resurrection in NYC and LA on Dec 12th.
