Liu Xing a brilliant Chinese student, arrives at University and makes the transition into American life with the help of Joanna Silver. Xing joins a cosmology group working to create a model of the origins of the universe. He is obsessed with the study of dark matter and a theory that conflicts with the group's model. When he begins to make breakthroughs of his own, he encounters obstructions.
Acting
Liu Ye's simmering brilliance before the boil.
Direction
Chen Shi-Zheng's operatic stillness builds dread.
Writing
The cosmology metaphor that actually lands.
Director
Chen Shi-Zheng
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Meryl Streep's character was expanded significantly; she's barely in the original play, added to secure financing and provide 'name' accessibility.
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