One Second

2020 104 min ★ 7.3 Drama

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.

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Cast

Zhang Yi

Fugitive

Liu Haocun

Orphan Liu

Fan Wei

Mr. Movie

Li Yan

Yang He

Yang Tiecheng

Worker

Li Xiaochuan

Cook

Yu Yang

Truck Driver

Wang Bing

Restaurant Waiter

Cao Rui

Mr. Movie's Son

Zhang Shaobo

Little Boy Liu

Details

Director

Zhang Yimou

Screenplay

Zhang Yimou

Tagline

"A mere second at its shortest, a whole lifetime at its longest."

Status

Released

Original Language

ZH

Budget

$1,250,000

Revenue

$10,791,301

Production

Huanxi Media, Edko Films

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

April 16, 2025

★ 7/10

“Zhang” (Yi Zhang) manages to escape from a forced labour camp just as the Chinese cultural revolution is in full swing. His plan is to make it back to his remote home where he hopes to see a screening of a short propaganda newsreel extolling the merits of socialism that features his young daughter. The thing about these multi-reel movies, though, is that they are constantly being circulated, dama...

C

CinemaSerf

April 16, 2025

★ 7/10

“Zhang” (Yi Zhang) manages to escape from a forced labour camp just as the Chinese cultural revolution is in full swing. His plan is to make it back to his remote home where he hopes to see a screening of a short propaganda newsreel extolling the merits of socialism that features his young daughter. The thing about these multi-reel movies, though, is that they are constantly being circulated, dama...