WEST BORDER

XI DU

By Yan LUO

PARALLAX FILMS - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Post-Production 2024

Wu Shiju, a father searching for his daughter, and Lao Liang, an aging cop searching for himself engage in an endless journey between two counties on the southwestern border of China amid rumours of an impending apocalypse.

Festivals
& Awards

Locarno Film Festival 2023
Cineasti del Presente
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • CHINA
    • Duration
    • 94 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Yan LUO
    • Synopsis
    • In 1999, rumors of the impending apocalypse spread. In a small county town on the southwest border of China, a plague was spreading. In County Erewhon, a red motorcycle with a corpse on it was discovered. Police officer Lao Liang was tasked with transporting the motorcycle to the neighboring County Nevaeh. Little did he know, a mysterious woman with murderous intent was tailing him.

      Meanwhile, in County Nevaeh, a man named Lao Wu was riding a red motorcycle, trying to evade his pursuers. He was searching for his missing daughter. Suddenly, a girl named Taozi appeared, claiming to be Lao Wu's daughter. There was an indescribable and inexplicable affection between Taozi and Lao Wu. Faced with this perplexing girl, Lao Wu was unsure which direction his life should take.

      As they each reached their destinations, would they uncover the truth they were seeking?