Overview
- The feature reaches French cinemas on December 10, following a high‑profile festival run on the Croisette.
- Critics highlight a six‑chapter structure and a runtime of about 2 hours 40 minutes that foreground formal experimentation.
- Jackson Yee leads the cast with Shu Qi and Mark Chao, a combination repeatedly cited in coverage of the release.
- Reviewers note striking set‑pieces, including an extended long take and elaborately staged dreamlike tableaux.
- Articles describe the film as probing China’s cultural memory with imagery evoking opium dens, the Cultural Revolution and millennial malaise.