Macau | 2021 | Color | Romance | 98 min
SYNOPSIS
When a pandemic breaks out, Li You is left alone in his apartment occupying his time as he can with his cell phone. Bored, he looks for someone to have a walk outside with him. Everyone he knows is home and refuses to venture outside. Comes Xiao Xiao, the only one available, stuck in this unfamiliar city and willing to share time together. As if they were the only two citizens of this now ghost town, the pair starts wandering the streets in search of fun things to do. Discovering their surrounding slowly also means discovering one another.
FESTIVALS
- Venice Days 2021
Opening Film
- Mannheim-Heidelberg IFF 2021
Centre Piece
- Taipei IFF 2022
Asian Prism
AWARDS
- Venice Days 2021
Jury Presidents’ Special Mention
CAST & CREDITS
Cast
Director
Director of photography
Editor
Music
Sound Design
Production Design
Produced by
Executive Producer
Production
International Sales
WEi Ruguang as LI You
DENG Keyu as XIAO Xiao
CHEN Guan
YANG Zheng
CHEN Guan
CAO Hangchen
LI Yangfan
ZHANG Yang
Li Xinyi
LIU Lian
HE Xuan
LI Tianyu
CHENG Qingsong
Blue-sea HR&CS
ASIAN SHADOWS
PRESS REVIEWS
"Shen Kong is a fascinating journey into the minds of two people trying to make sense of a world they barely recognize anymore."
-- International Cinephile Society
"A sexually-charged urban fairytale"
-- Screen