'' The Golden Era '' made its world premiere on September 6 , 2014 at the 71st Venice International Film Festival , where it was shown out-of-competition and selected as the festival 's closing film . Hui 's previous full-length directorial feature , '' A Simple Life '' , also premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2011 , where it competed for the Golden Lion . Shortly after its world premiere , '' The Golden Era '' made its North American premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival , placed under the Masters category and distributed by China Lion Film Distribution Inc . The film continued to appear in other festivals , including the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival while making its first public release on October 1 , 2014 in China
71st Venice International Film Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
The Golden Era (film)