Dogs in the Shadow

Yu Feng Liao

China, Hong Kong / 2024 / Fiction / 19’59”I2505495

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SYNOPSIS

Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the approaching New Year, a common yet uncommon gathering is taking place here around the block. Tan Rui, who has just lost his job, suddenly finds out that his girlfriend Wu Xiaoyue will be leaving the city next year to work in her hometown. Faced with the choice of staying or leaving, the unexpected visit of their friends subtly prolongs the invisible struggle. A lost pet, a fierce dog lurking in the shadow, a forgotten dream sequence, and four ordinary people living in this city, all crammed into a small rented apartment, making things gradually simmer.

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