WHAT IS IT THAT, ONCE LOST, YOU CAN NEVER GET BACK?

In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, a dreaming outcast embarks on a shape-shifting odyssey through illusion, beauty, and terror — across six chapters encompassing silent-era expressionism, film noir, and a delirious long-take vampire love story.

One of the Letterboxd crew's fifteen picks from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, and the recipient of a Prix Spécial — a new award created by Juliette Binoche's jury, because no existing category could contain it. The third feature from Bi Gan ("Kaili Blues", "Long Day's Journey into Night"), the film moves through six chapters and the entire sweep of cinema history, from silent-era expressionism to noir, arriving at a moonlit vampire romance captured in a single 30-minute take.

Languages: Mandarin Chinese. English subtitles available.