A Writer's Odyssey

"A highly entertaining fantasy adventure
"

SCREEN DAILY
  • Archive - Festival 37
  • Director: Lu Yang
  • China 2021
  • 130 minutes
  • Mandarin
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Guan Ning has spent six years desperately searching for his abducted daughter. After exhausting his resources, he accepts a secret task to assassinate a novelist in exchange for information about the girl. The novelist, Lu Kongwen, has an ability to influence one's fate with his writing. At the same time, in the fantasy world created by Kongwen, a young man living in medieval-like realm is ready to take revenge on his sister's enemies. The two worlds begin to interact, affecting the fate of the three men.

A Writer’s Odyssey takes us on a visually astounding thrill ride, combining fantasy and reality with memorable action sequences, powerful performances and imaginative set pieces.

Filmography: The Sacrifice (2020), Brotherhood of Blades (2014).


  • Director Lu Yang
  • Production Wan Juan, Zhang Ning
  • Script Chen Shu, Lu Yang, Qin Haiyan, Yu Yang
  • Cinematography Han Qiming
  • Editing Zhu Liyun, Zhu Lin
  • Music Jed Kurzel
  • Actors Lei Jiayin, Yang Mi, Dong Zijian, Yu Hewei, Guo Jingfei, Tong Liya
  • Source CMC Pictures, Beijing