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All Quiet at Sunrise

Shijie richu shi
dir. Zhu Xin
China 2025, 101’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Polish premiere
Theatrical Screenings
St 15 Nov, 13:15
Kinoteka 2
Kinoteka 2
Su 16 Nov, 18:15
Kinoteka 2
Kinoteka 2
Film also presented during the festival showcase in Poznań (20–23.11)
Credits
China 2025
Duration: 101’
director: Zhu Xin
screenplay: Xin Zhu
cinematography: Wei Zhang
editing: Xin Zhu
music: Timon Wawreczko
cast: Ke Wang, Yan Chen, Yinjie Wang, Jiaqi Zhou, Yuebo Ma
producer: Jin Zhao, Dia Yunzhi Wang, Shimiao Wang
production: Sputnik Entertainment
language: Mandarin
colouration: colour

Film description

Ma Ke is a PhD student in linguistics, writing his dissertation on Lucy, the female Australopithecus. He argues that Lucy not only walked on two legs but was also, for the first time in human history, capable of language. Professor Li Tong, who questions Ma Ke’s argument, discovers in his thesis a clue that may explain the disappearance of her daughter. Suddenly, Ma Ke’s estranged mother reappears in his life, and he begins to realise that what is happening around him is deeply connected to the subject of his research.

In “All Quiet at Sunrise”, Zhu Xin continues his exploration of complex family ties, particularly between mothers and children. His films often contain elements of metaphysics and magical realism, and All Quiet at Sunrise also reveals his fascination with the conventions of science fiction and the form of the film essay. Zhu Xin’s work seems to follow in the footsteps of Terrence Malick, with his epic dramas about coming of age.

text:
Maja Korbecka

Zhu Xin

Born in 1996, Zhu Xin graduated from the China Academy of Art in 2018. His debut feature “Vanishing Days” (2018) premiered in the Forum section at the Berlinale and was later screened at over thirty international film festivals, including those in Vienna, Busan, Hong Kong and Taipei. His short film “Olympic” (2022), a sci-fi sports thriller, premiered in the Short Film Competition at the Warsaw Film Festival. Zhu Xin’s third film, the documentary project “A Song River”, premiered at the Pingyao International Film Festival, where it received two awards. ”All Quiet at Sunrise” is his second feature film.

Filmography:

2018 Manyou / Vanishing Days

2022 Baoren / Olympic 

2024 Fenghuang shan xia ci / A Song River

2025 Cisza o świcie / Shijie richu shi / All Quiet at Sunrise

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