A young lady comes to Lhasa alone for pilgrimage, but a "multicolored magical lobster" enshrined by other people has totally changed her plan. She made a decision to take the lobster home to the ocean, and this set her and the lobster on the journey cross half of China. During her journey, she comes cross many interesting characters and experiences. At the same time, memories, dreams, and hallucinations emerged intermittently. The journey to set the lobster free came to an end in an unexpected way. She finally reached the most secret place in her heart.
Direction
Queena Li's debut shimmers with first-film fearlessness.
Cinematography
Tibetan highlands to coastal haze—every frame aches.
Score
Leah Dou's own music haunts the hallucinations.
Director
Queena Li
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Leah Dou (daughter of Faye Wong) composed the score and sings in Tibetan—her real-life spiritual seeker energy bleeds into every frame.
The film quietly critiques China's 'Tibet tourism' industry—pilgrimage as Instagram backdrop, sacred objects as commodities.
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