Synopsis
40-year-old housewife Cai has lost track of who she is and who she wants to be. During one of her daughter’s basketball matches, she inadvertently injures an elderly woman. This seemingly trivial event is a catalyst for a life spinning out of control, as past events resurface while she moves into an unknown future. Director Qiu Yang follows a series of multi-awarded shorts with his debut feature, a mesmerizing and intimate drama about a woman forced to confront the wreckage of her life and her longing for change?
Some Rain Must Fall (2024) is a 1h 38min drama feature film by Qiu Yang. 40-year-old housewife Cai has lost track of who she is and who she wants to be.
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2024 generic
- Golden Horse Film Festival 2024 generic - Other categories ★ FIPRESCI Prize
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024 generic - Firebird Awards: Young Cinema Competition (Chinese-language)
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 generic - Feature
- Tribeca Film Festival 2024 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Turkey | August 2, 2024 |
| Theatrical | France | March 26, 2025 |
Full credits
| Director | Qiu Yang |
| Cast | Aier Yu (Cai), Shike Di (Lin), Xu Tianyi (The Boy), Wei Yibo (Ding), Gu Tingxiu (Housekeeper), Qin Dan (The Man), Yun Xu (Teacher Feng), Cao Yuqiang (Cai's Mother-in-Law) |
| Screenplay | Qiu Yang |
| Producer | Alex C. Lo, Darcy Xi Wang, Fan Lin, Jeremy Chua, Mélissa Malinbaum, Mike Goodridge |
| Executive producer | Alex C. Lo, Haoxiang Kuai, Li Star, Rachel Song, Xiaodong Yang, Yan Ying, Yue Huang |
| Cinematography | Constanze Schmitt |
| Editing | Carlo Francisco Manatad, Julien Lacheray |
| Music | Ryan Somerville |
| Production design | Shan Yinghao |
| Sound | Emmanuel Croset, Mei Zhu, Romain Ozanne |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q134436783 |
| IMDb | tt26655205 |
| TMDB | 1081918 |
Additional data: TMDB.
