Pingyao International Film Festival
Chinese New Generation section
Updated: 2017-10-30( chinadaily.com.cn)
The Chinese New Generation section is designated for new voices from around the country. The latest work from young Chinese directors have been screened, showcasing their creativity with the hope of inspiring audiences to think, in the Chinese New Generation.
Kill the Shadow
Director: Sun Liang
Scriptwriter: Sun Liang
Starring: Ma Chenglong/ Xiao Libin/ Wang Jianfei/Wang Dayuan
Category: Drama
Country: China
Language: Chinese
Length: 84min
Zhang Jin lost his job when the factory where he used to work shut down. He wonders at the factory and a strange sound brings him into another world filled either by heavy snowfall or by silence and desolation. The world is not only irrational and full of chaos but also barren and filled with repressed desires. Zhang Jin sees his past and future...
The Taste of Rice Flower
Director: Peng Fei
Scriptwriter: Peng Fei
Starring: Yingze /Ye Bule/ Ye Men/ Yang Zuojiu
Category: Drama
Country: China
Language: Chinese
Length: 102min
After years working in a town, Ye Nan, a mother from the Dai ethnic group, goes back to her village in Yunnan province which is on the China-Myanmar border. She wants to take care of her left-behind 13-year-old daughter. However, the road to rebuild their relationship is full of obstacles. Meanwhile, villagers are excited about the newly-built local airport and the future possibilities it may bring. One day the daughter is arrested for stealing money from a donations box in a sacred local temple with her friend, who becomes sick afterwards. As villagers think the girls are possessed by the devil, they decide to follow instructions from the Mountain God to save the girls and the future of their village…
Pingyao Wantuo
Wantuo, a type of noodle from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is one of Pingyao's local snacks with a long history.