Watch Mind-bending Escape from the 21st Century UK Trailer

We all enjoy those films that try to be different in genres crowded like sci-fi. Yang Li‘s mind-bending Escape from the 21st Century steps out the box. Today Signature Entertainment release the official UK Trailer ahead of it’s home release.
The film stars Ruoyun Zhang, Elane Zhong, Yang Song, Xiaoling Wu and Yanmanzi Zhu. What if you sneeze and it transports you into the future? In Escape from the 21st Century it happens to 3 teenage friends in 1999. When they get exposed to a chemical that pushes them 20 years into the future on there Earth like planet. They quickly realise the future actually isn’t great they find out they have the power to change it!
Robert Ewing watched the film at Toronto Film Festival last September, giving it 4 stars. Robert described Escape from the 21st Century as a “high-energy, frantic, time-bending martial arts film. It’s silly, but it’s so lovable that I couldn’t help but be charmed by it“.
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This time-and-mind-bending sci-fi adventure will hear you roaring with laughter one minute, and your jaw dropping open the next. What if a sneeze could transport your 18-year-old soul into your 20-years-older self? What if, by chance, this led to saving the world? Three middle-aged individuals with the soul of 18-year-old high school students embark on a world-altering journey 20 years into the future, creating a bizarre, entertaining and heartwarming adventure story. Starring Ruoyun Zhang (Joy of Life), Elane Zhong (Youth), Yang Song (Wrath of Silence), Xiaoling Wu (The Wandering Earth) and Yanmanzi Zhu (The Wandering Earth II), Escape from the 21st Century is written and directed by Yang Li (Lee’s Adventure).
Escape from the 21st Century is available on Digital Platforms 24th February and Blu-ray 24th March.
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