Towards the end of the Cultural Revolution, when movies were one of the few cultural experiences available to China’s masses, our nameless hero is sent to a remote labor camp for taking part in a fight. He escapes, but instead of returning to crime, his one aim is to see a screening of a newsreel where his daughter has been captured briefly on screen, immortalized as a model student and worker.
The Opening Film of the 2021 San Sebastian Festival, the new film from celebrated Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou is a touching period drama and a love letter to cinema.
Filmography: Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), House of Flying Daggers (2004), Hero (2002), The Road Home (2000), Not One Less (1999), To Live (1994), The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Ju Dou (1990).