老栗
“Li” is one of the most important driving forces behind the development of Chinese contemporary art. Amid the currents of his era, he has never fully been able to steer his own fate, yet he has consistently done what he believes is right. This short film records his journey to safeguard the spirit of freedom, carried out in circumstances of constraint and solitude.
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The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.
