Boy meets world

Tan Jianci is a dancer by training. The only scene that required him to dance in Lost, Indulgence posed a challenge: He had to move so badly that no trace of his grace and dexterity remained.

Lost, Indulgence is the 18-year-old's only film. He was 17 when it was shot last year in the hilly city of Chongqing. The scene involves him dancing to the music his father was listening to while his taxi rolled into a river.

It was set up to be the teenage son's expression of sadness at his dad's death and his frustration at being unable to track down the real cause of the accident, accentuated by the possible motive of showing off to a woman he has a growing affection for.