Vanishing Point 2026

Overview

Vanishing Point is a 2026 Chinese crime thriller film written and directed by Cheng Wei-hao and produced by Veronica Jin. The film features a cast including Zheng Kai, Liu Haocun, Roy Chiu, Li Chen, and Jiang Yan. It was released in China on May 1, 2026. The plot follows three urban explorers who enter an abandoned office building in search of forgotten spaces. As the layout of the building shifts and reality frays, the explorers find themselves trapped in a liminal maze that quietly erases their sense of time, place, and each other. Additional narrative elements involve the disappearance of a son in a stairwell on the morning of the winter solstice, a gambler hiding his father's body, and unsolved cases involving the assault of a woman living alone. The film also explores themes regarding residents in a community who appear to have hidden sides, with bizarre cases occurring alongside flickering lights in an apartment building where secrets are hidden within the houses.