Mr. Tree

Directed by: Jie Han

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young mechanic in a small Chinese town struggles with social isolation and being laughed at by friends. When his town is forced to relocate due to a coal mine expansion, he finds new work and falls in love with a deaf-mute woman but his wedding ends in disaster. Afterward, he is unexpectedly seen as a prophet.

melancholicquietbittersweetreflectivelonelyslow-burnunderstatedtragicomic

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This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.