Zhang Yimou (known for Hero and House of Flying Daggers )
They take their fight to a village where the local projectionist, "Mr. Movie" (Fan Wei), rules with pride and absolute authority over the projector.
He crosses paths with a scruffy young girl named Liu (Liu Haocun). She desperately tries to steal the same film reel to turn the celluloid into a lampshade for her younger brother.
2020 (premiered widely in late 2020 after censorship delays) Genre: Drama / Historical Language: Mandarin Chinese 📖 The Storyline
An unnamed man (played by Zhang Yi) escapes from a labor camp. He treks across miles of harsh desert solely to see a newsreel. His estranged daughter is rumored to appear in it for just one second.
Set against the backdrop of the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the plot weaves together the lives of three distinct individuals: