‘Escape from the 21st Century’ Trailer – Teens Sneeze Back to the Future in Maximalist Genre-Bender
A frenetic amalgam of sci-fi, action, adventure, suspense, coming of age, and comedy, Escape from the 21st Century opens in select theaters on June 9 via Cineverse. It follows three friends who discover they have the power to travel back and forth 20 years into the future with a sneeze. However, the future is not […]
A frenetic amalgam of sci-fi, action, adventure, suspense, coming of age, and comedy, Escape from the 21st Century opens in select theaters on June 9 via Cineverse.
It follows three friends who discover they have the power to travel back and forth 20 years into the future with a sneeze. However, the future is not as good as they hoped, and they need to take on the responsibility of saving the world.
Written and directed by Yang Li, the Chinese genre-bender stars Ruoyun Zhang, Chuxi Zhong, Yang Song, Chenhao Li, Xiaoliang Wu, Yanmanzi Zhu, and Zhengrong Wen.
The festival favorite was selected to play at Toronto International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Sitges, Beyond Fest, and Boston Underground Film Festival, among others.
I wrote in my review out of BUFF, “Maximalist in every sense of the word, Escape from the 21st Century plays like a hyperactive blend of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Kung Fury, and Stand by Me. It may take a while to get in sync with the Chinese film’s unique rhythms — from shifting aspect ratios to animated effects — but if you’re able to acclimate, a wild ride awaits.”
Escape from the 21st Century will stream on Fandor later this year.
