Overview
Loosely based on The Tale of Darkness, a traditional song of mourning, the film follows Wang Zhun, a director in search of inspiration for his new script, as he embarks on an unpredictable trek across China’s remote Shennongjia mountains in Hubei province with an urbane producer, Ding Hongmei; a young actor named Bai; and his loyal photographer, Du Chun. The journey delivers a relentless series of unexpected physical hardships and subtle emotional ebbs and flows on the protagonists.
Cast
- Wang Xuebing as Wang Zhun
- Liu Dan as Ding Hongmin
- Chloe Maayan as Chun Tai
- Miya Muqi as Gao Li
- Li Xinran
- Qin Hailu
- Feng Jiamei
- Julien Gaudfroy as Missionary in Historical Movie
- Natacha Devillers as Line Producer of Action Movie
- Ren Gaoliang as Director's assistant