Striding Into the Wind(2021)
An aimless film school student goes on an ambling road trip across China in a rickety old Jeep in this charming, deeply personal road movie.
Movie: Striding Into the Wind
Top 10 Billed Cast
Zuo Kun
Tong Shao-jie
Teacher Guo
A Zhi
A Ming
Zhao Feng
Yi Lin
Video Trailer Striding Into the Wind
Video: #BIFF2020 A Window on Asian Cinema - Striding Into the Wind / 아시아 영화의 창 - 질주
#BIFF2020 A Window on Asian Cinema - Striding Into the Wind / 아시아 영화의 창 - 질주
STRIDING INTO THE WIND Trailer| Cannes 2020 Wei Shujun's satire on current state of indie filmmaking
STRIDING INTO THE WIND Q&A with WEI Shujun Three-time Cannes nominated writer-director
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