A marriage unravels in 12 minutes. You'll need longer to recover.
The husband dreams that his wife leaves him, while he tries to save the relationship. Once awake and sleepless, he finds himself faced with their unchanged life, without understanding whether what has just happened is reality or just a dream.
Acting
Huang Jue and Li Meng say everything without words.
Direction
Wu Lang stretches 12 minutes into an eternity of dread.
Director
Wu Lang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 12-minute runtime mirrors a sleep cycle fragment, forcing viewers into the same disoriented limbo as the protagonist.
Wu Lang shot this between pandemic lockdowns in Shanghai, using his actual apartment to heighten the claustrophobia.
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