“ One Battle After Another ,” Paul Thomas Anderson ’s latest film, will open the Galas section of the 9th Pingyao International Film Festival , which has unveiled its 2025 official selection spanning Hidden Dragons, Crouching Tigers, Galas, Made-in-Shanxi, Special Presentations and Cinephile strands.

The Galas program features a strong international slate, including Fukada Kôji’s “Love on Trial,” Miyake Sho’s “Two Seasons, Two Strangers,” Mendonça Filho Kleber’s “The Secret Agent,” Roustayi Saeed’s “Woman and Child,” Mariko Tetsuya’s “Dear Stranger,” Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” Dominik Moll’s “Case137,” and Kelly Reichardt’s “The Mastermind.”

In Hidden Dragons, first and sophomore features dominate with Yan Kun-ao’s “Jet Lag in Summer,” Meng Xing’s “Happy Girls,” Li Dongme

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