
Caught by the Tides(2025)
Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.


The film revolves around the story of Li Yitian, who struggles in a big city, showing the current situation of the life of a new generation of young people, focusing on the ordinary people who are trying to live in contemporary society, and their pain and struggle from ideals to helplessness to new life.

Huang Lu
Li Yitian

Guo Tao
Ma Huaide

Zhang Guoli
Li Faxiang

Duan Bowen
Sheng Qiang

Lu Siyu
Yuan Fang

Gong Juerui
Tie Dan

Xue Haojing
Tian Lanlan

Zhang Yao
Ren Shuang

Wang Jiajia
Liu Xue

Wu Yufang
Li's Mother
In Our Prime is a drama film released in 2023. Directed by Liu Yulin, it stars Huang Lu, Guo Tao, Zhang Guoli. The film revolves around the story of Li Yitian, who struggles in a big city, showing the current situation of the life of a new generation of young people, focusing on the ordinary people who are trying to live in contemporary society, and their pain and struggle from ideals to helplessness to new life.
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