A superbly imaginative work of adult animation.

The Hollywood Reporter
  • Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Yonfan
  • Hong Kong, China 2019
  • 125 minutes
  • Mandarin, Cantonese
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

It is 1967 and violent clashes erupt between anti-colonial demonstrators and police in the streets of Hong Kong. Ziming, a university student, accepts a job tutoring Meiling, the daughter of Mrs. Yu. Amidst stimulating discussions of Brontë, Proust and Cao Xueqin, Ziming will find himself drawn into intimate entanglements with both Meiling and Mrs. Yu, leading him toward an education no academic institution could possibly provide.

Iconic Chinese director Yonfan's animation debut, winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the Venice Festival, is steeped in art and history, offering a groundbreaking aesthetic.

Filmography: Prince of Tears (2009), Color Blossoms (2004), Peony Pavilion (2001).


  • Director Yonfan
  • Production Monica Chao
  • Script Yonfan
  • Animation Director Zhang Gang, Hsieh Wen-ming
  • Editing Wang Haixia
  • Music Yonfan, Yu Yat-yiu, Chapavich Temnitikul, Phasura Chanvititkul
  • Festivals Venice (Best Screenplay), Toronto
  • Voices Sylvia Chang, Zhao Wei, Alex Lam, Kelly Yao, Daniel Wu
  • Source Far Sun Film Co. Ltd., Hong Kong


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