The Year of the Everlasting Storm is a 2021 American anthology film featuring segments directed by Jafar Panahi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, David Lowery and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
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| Distributed by | Neon |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12,245[2][3] |
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 14, 2021. It was released on September 3, 2021, by Neon.
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| Life | Iran | Jafar Panahi | A documentary of Panahi's family's early life during quarantine. | Jafar Panahi, Tahereh Saidi Balsini | |
| The Break Away | China | Anthony Chen | A young married couple struggle with looking after their young son during lockdown. | Zhou Dongyu, Zhang Yu | |
| Little Measures | USA | Malik Vitthal | A documentary on Bobby Yay Yay Jones and his attempt to reunite with his three children, each in separate foster homes. | Bobby Yay Yay Jones, Yay'Veontay Jones, Bobby Levi Jones, Imani Jones | |
| Terror Contagion | USA | Laura Poitras | A documentary on Poitras' and the investigative journalist group Forensic Architecture's investigation into the Pegasus spyware. | Laura Poitras, Forensic Architecture | |
| Sin Titulo, 2020 | Chile | Dominga Sotomayor | A woman and her grown daughter attempt to break quarantine in order to see her other daughter's newborn child. | Francisca Castillo, Rosa García-Huidobro | |
| Dig Up My Darling | USA | David Lowery | A woman finds a box of letters in a storage unit and follows their directions to an unmarked grave. | Catherine Machovsky | |
| Night Colonies | Thailand | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | A filmed installation of an empty bed in a room full of insects. | ||
In May 2021, it was announced Jafar Panahi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, David Lowery and Apichatpong Weerasethakul had directed an anthology film, with Neon producing and distributing.[4]
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 14, 2021.[5] It is scheduled to be released on September 3, 2021.[6]
The Year of the Everlasting Storm holds a 94% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.40/10. The site's consensus states: "The Year of the Everlasting Storm presents a diverse assortment of filmmakers offering a varied yet compelling response to shared trauma".[7]
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