What happens when you hit pause on your own life and try to edit the footage?
In the context of China's urbanization, a young man faces existential difficulties and decides to rewrite his life.
Direction
A Nian's patient, observational style lets silences speak
Cinematography
Cramped apartments and empty streets mirror psychological space
Acting
Yang Le's restrained performance avoids melodrama completely
Director
A Nian
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during China's rapid urbanization, the film captures a specific moment of young professionals feeling disconnected from both rural roots and city success.
The 'rewriting' device subtly references both therapy culture and state narrative control—personal stories as something to be corrected.
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