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World Premiere, A Window on Asian Cinema, 2025

Raindrops on a Roof

지붕 위의 빗방울

Director ZHOU Jiali

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Family/ChildComing of AgeWomenHistory/War

Single mother Shi’ning visits a ‘spiritual salon’ out of curiosity and joins a group activity that promises to erase the past. At first glance, only Shi’ning seems to be obsessively attached to the loss and trauma she, her three siblings, and her mother experienced. But in reality, everyday life is often harsh for her mother and younger brother Shi’an as well. Ordinary images, such as an orange sock hanging on the clothesline, a wardrobe where a child hides, a stripped mannequin, or an old sweater trigger painful reminders of both personal and historical trauma for this family. Zhou Jiali’s feature debut Raindrops on a Roof suggests that what matters is not cutting out memories like burning photographs but bringing pain into the open and facing one another—much like the family working together to restore their mother’s cheap, shrunken sweater.

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Screenings4

Thu, 09/18

20:0022:11

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 2

046Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Fri, 09/19

16:3018:41

CGV Centum City 3

108Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Sat, 09/20

16:3018:16

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 10

228KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Thu, 09/25

14:0015:46

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 2

593KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: ZHOU Jiali
Country/Region: China
Year: 2025
Length: 106min
Section: A Window on Asian Cinema
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Original language: Chinese
Premiere: World Premiere
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Official selection
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb TMDB Douban

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ZHOU Jiali

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Director: ZHOU Jiali
Producer: Cho LIU, Yutong CHEN, Ying LOU
Cast: Yi-Ching LU, Tianyu MA, Maizi
Screenplay: ZHOU Jiali, Ruiqi LU
Cinematography: Junqian XIE
Production company: Time-image, TIANTONGJIA
World sales: TIANTONGJIA

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