'' Mountains May Depart '' ( ) is a 2015 drama film directed by Jia Zhangke . The film is Jia 's eighth feature film . It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival . It has also been selected to be shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . It was released in China on 30 October 2015
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Mountains May Depart