Zheng Gu

A man receives the ashes of his ex-wife; a young delinquent discovers love; a couple is in a crisis. In Sheng's sensitive, multilayered drama, produced by Fruit Chan, bliss comes in subtle yet illuminating ways. (redcat.org)

Inspired by a true crime story, this bold and unsettling revenge film takes a road trip down the dark corners of modern Chinese society. Surveying the moral debris of the country's economic growth, director Cai Shangjun lays the foundations for a new Chinese neorealism. (tiff.net)