2024·Drama·1h 47m
7.0
★
A film crew gathers in a hotel near Wuhan to resume production of a film that was interrupted ten years earlier, but an unexpected event once again disrupts the preparations.
Directed by Lou Ye
hotel
filmmaking
lockdown
pandemic
covid-19
wuhan
2020s
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Cast
Qin Hao
Jiang Cheng
Mao Xiaorui
Director Xiaorui
Qi Xi
Sang Qi
Liang Ming
Ah-Jian
Huang Xuan
Ye Xiao
Zhang Songwen
Tang
Zeng Jian
Self (DOP)
Crew
Lou Ye
Director
Lou Ye
Writer
Ma Yingli
Writer
Zeng Jian
Director of Photography
Philippe Bober
Producer
Popular Reviews
15 reviews
gawmt
6.6★ · 07/08/25
"three minutes and the light turns green"
people are easily disconnected from the past, whether it is a deliberate act or genuine forgetfulness. covid only happened 5 years ago and yet it feels like all this happened a lifespan ago. lou ye does an amazing job at capturing the rollercoaster of emotions we felt during this pandemic, the long drawn out isolation and it invoked a strange sense of nostalgia in me.
while i can appreciate the artistry of lou ye, this film was one of the few that i've genuinely considered leaving the theatre. lou ye tries to establish a meta context, utilising long shots over and over and over and over again to allow the audience to feel the drawl, bore and restlessness that the characters feel. this really worked out extremely well because i was so fucking bored! it feels like he just didnt want to waste any footage and refused to cut anything.
he also relies extremely heavily on faux screen recordings for phone calls and videos. while some were done extremely well, the lagging of the video calls genuinely pissed me off. why pay 20 euros to watch a phone lag when i already do that everyday at home.
3.16 stars.
people are easily disconnected from the past, whether it is a deliberate act or genuine forgetfulness. covid only happened 5 years ago and yet it feels like all this happened a lifespan ago. lou ye does an amazing job at capturing the rollercoaster of emotions we felt during this pandemic, the long drawn out isolation and it invoked a strange sense of nostalgia in me.
while i can appreciate the artistry of lou ye, this film was one of the few that i've genuinely considered leaving the theatre. lou ye tries to establish a meta context, utilising long shots over and over and over and over again to allow the audience to feel the drawl, bore and restlessness that the characters feel. this really worked out extremely well because i was so fucking bored! it feels like he just didnt want to waste any footage and refused to cut anything.
he also relies extremely heavily on faux screen recordings for phone calls and videos. while some were done extremely well, the lagging of the video calls genuinely pissed me off. why pay 20 euros to watch a phone lag when i already do that everyday at home.
3.16 stars.
"three minutes and the light turns green"
people are easily disconnected from the past, whether it is a deliberate act or genuine forgetfulness. covid only happened 5 years ago and yet it feels like all this happened a lifespan ago. lou ye does an amazing job at capturing the rollercoaster of emotions we felt during this pandemic, the long drawn out isolation and it invoked a strange sense of nostalgia in me.
while i can appreciate the artistry of lou ye, this film was one of the few that i've genuinely considered leaving the theatre. lou ye tries to establish a meta context, utilising long shots over and over and over and over again to allow the audience to feel the drawl, bore and restlessness that the characters feel. this really worked out extremely well because i was so fucking bored! it feels like he just didnt want to waste any footage and refused to cut anything.
he also relies extremely heavily on faux screen recordings for phone calls and videos. while some were done extremely well, the lagging of the video calls genuinely pissed me off. why pay 20 euros to watch a phone lag when i already do that everyday at home.
3.16 stars.
people are easily disconnected from the past, whether it is a deliberate act or genuine forgetfulness. covid only happened 5 years ago and yet it feels like all this happened a lifespan ago. lou ye does an amazing job at capturing the rollercoaster of emotions we felt during this pandemic, the long drawn out isolation and it invoked a strange sense of nostalgia in me.
while i can appreciate the artistry of lou ye, this film was one of the few that i've genuinely considered leaving the theatre. lou ye tries to establish a meta context, utilising long shots over and over and over and over again to allow the audience to feel the drawl, bore and restlessness that the characters feel. this really worked out extremely well because i was so fucking bored! it feels like he just didnt want to waste any footage and refused to cut anything.
he also relies extremely heavily on faux screen recordings for phone calls and videos. while some were done extremely well, the lagging of the video calls genuinely pissed me off. why pay 20 euros to watch a phone lag when i already do that everyday at home.
3.16 stars.
Liam Harris
7.5★ · 05/09/25
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AnotherplacePRO
4.0★ · 05/09/25
Fitting title cus I didn’t finish this :/
Fitting title cus I didn’t finish this :/
Leo Kröhnke
5.0★ · 05/08/25
I'm pretty sure Mr. Jiang is using a Huawei Mate 40 Pro during this, which wasn't released until November 1, 2020. This historical inaccuracy rendered An Unfinished Film unwatchable for me.
I'm pretty sure Mr. Jiang is using a Huawei Mate 40 Pro during this, which wasn't released until November 1, 2020. This historical inaccuracy rendered An Unfinished Film unwatchable for me.
Silas Ditters
5.0★ · 04/09/25
Dan geef ik ook maar een unfinished review. Ik vond he
Dan geef ik ook maar een unfinished review. Ik vond he