The 76th Cannes International Film Festival announced a new round of shortlisted films. Chinese director Wei Shujun's new film "The Mistake by the River" was shortlisted for the "Un Certain Regard" unit. The latest version of the poster was released immediately after the film.

Mistakes by the River poster

"The Mistake by the River" is adapted from Yu Hua's pioneering masterpiece of the same name, starring Zhu Yilong and Zeng Meihuizi. It tells the story of a paradoxical murder case involving multiple suspects. The criminal police captain Ma Zhe (played by Zhu Yilong) is constantly being played by the unspeakable truth and gradually falls into a trap. Absurd, restless and indistinguishable moments and memories...

Stills of Mistakes by the River, Zhu Yilong as Ma Zhe

This novel by Yu Hua is said to have been favored by Zhang Yimou as early as 1992. But when Zhang Yimou found Yu Hua and wanted to make this work of his, Yu Hua gave him the unpublished "To Live".

Director Wei Shujun has a close relationship with Cannes. "Yanbian Youth" won the Special Mention Award in the Short Film Palme d'Or competition. "Wild Horses Splitting Their Manes" was shortlisted for the 73rd Cannes Film Festival (no award due to the epidemic); "Yong'an Town Stories" was shortlisted for Cannes Directors' Fortnight. This film is Wei Shujun's fourth campaign in Cannes.

It is reported that the day after Zhu Yilong won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor for "Life Events", he joined the group to start filming the film. From the stills that were exposed together, it can be seen that the characters in the film are full of realism and texture.

Stills of "The Mistake by the River"

This year's Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 16 to 27. In terms of Chinese films, in addition to "The Mistake by the River", two documentaries by Wang Bing were shortlisted, "Youth" was shortlisted for the main competition unit, and "Men in Black" was shortlisted for the special screening unit. "Burning Winter" directed by Chen Zheyi was shortlisted for Un Certain Regard, starring Zhou Dongyu and Liu Haoran. "Little White Boat" directed by Geng Zihan was shortlisted for the Directors' Fortnight, starring Zhou Meijun, Huang Ziqi, Liang Long and Liang Jing. The short film "Summer Copy" directed by Pan Yue was shortlisted for the Director's Fortnight short film unit. The short film "A Walking Night" directed by Shu Hui was shortlisted for the Film Critics Week Short Film Competition.