In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making.
Direction
Bi Gan's 3D long takes are technically illegal levels of gorgeous
Cinematography
Every frame belongs in a gallery, fight me
Score
Sound design that crawls inside your skull and stays
Director
Bi Gan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bi Gan shot the 60-minute 3D sequence in a single continuous take across a custom-built rotating set, requiring months of choreography.
The film adapts the classical Chinese concept of 'huangliang meng' (dream of golden millet) — the illusory nature of glory — into a sci-fi framework about digital consciousness.
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