When the River Split Open
Chinese. Directed by Jess X. Snow.
At the end of an overdue family reunion in their ancestral land, Rain, a non-binary Chinese American discovers a family secret that launches them on a surreal odyssey to seek out the truth about their estranged father—whose disappearance is entwined with the extinction of the Yangtze River dolphin.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- Not out yet
- Language
- Chinese
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- Release date in India
- Planned
- Original title
- 当河流裂开
- Written by
- Jess X. Snow
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When the River Split Open runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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What movies are like When the River Split Open?
If you liked When the River Split Open, try A Ring of Endless Light, Under the Hawthorn Tree, Summer Palace.
Who directed When the River Split Open?
When the River Split Open was directed by Jess X. Snow.