The Old Stories Under the City Wall

Wu Zhenhui

Chine / 2023 / Fiction / 39’5”I2500325

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SYNOPSIS

[EN] During the 1990s in Nanjing, high school students Wu Nan and Chen Xiao developed a profound friendship. However, when Chen Xiao was about to leave Nanjing due to family and academic reasons, Wu Nan began to doubt whether his feelings for him had surpassed the boundaries of friendship. After Chen Xiao's grandmother's death, Wu Nan's emotional turmoil intensified, and he ultimately chose to express his feelings to Chen Xiao through email. After Chen Xiao returned to Nanjing, the relationship between the two became complex and subtle, causing Wu Nan to feel lost and confused. Meanwhile, Wu Nan's relationship with Xiaojing also experienced ups and downs. On the day Chen Xiao left Nanjing, Wu Nan shed tears of reluctance, and their story came to an end in this early summer.

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