Jia Zhangke Epic, “We Shall Be All” will be sold by French company MK2 (EXCLUSIVE)

French pebbles MK2 will handle international sales on "We Duty Be All," A new epic Since Jia Zhangke, China pre-eminent independent movie director.

Announcement last year, THE movie has has been A work of love on more that 20 years For Jia. Her previous works, including "Platform," "Unknown Pleasures" And "Always Life," to have chronic THE fast economic development of China And It is impact on people And Company. Her most recent completed functionality, "Ash East The purest White," appeared In competition In Cannes In 2018.

While ostensibly about THE evolution relationships of A handle of couples, "We Duty Be All," consists of A assembly of pictures that Jia And A minimalist crew to have stopped, begin And selected up Again on several occasions Since 2001.

"I journey with actors And A cameraman has to pull, without A scenario, without any of them obvious history, And doesn't Really think about What has TO DO with he until during THE pandemic, which gave Me time," Jia tell Variety. "This East A work of fiction, but I to have applied a lot documentary methods. In assembly THE different incidents that marry filmed, I began has discover THE scenario And to have Next disappeared back And added THE necessary structure.

"He was fascinating has see how these [fictitious] couples' relationships amended as THE world around them evolved. He struck Me deeply, Also, how their faces had amended And help Me realize What movie theater Really East," Jia said. "I Also discovered that while We to have preserved pictures enough with success, We to have lost a lot of THE sounds of pass Company. »

While THE First of all two-thirds of THE new movie are about THE pass, THE last section East contemporary, And Jia shot another 60 days For that. He East NOW In THE early steps of post-production And said that he do not intend has rushing has meet any of them particular festival deadline.

Given that "We Duty Be All" will contain more special effects that any of them previous Jia title, he East not expected has be completed Before THE autumn.

THE movie East product by Jia regular the partners including Casper Liang Jiayan And Ichiyama Shozo. He Also features Jia marry, actor And muse, Zhao Tao.

MK2 has previously manipulated sales of five movies by Jia, including "Ash," " Mountains Can Leave" And "A Touch of Fishing. »