The Shaft (2008)
- Directed by
- Chi Zhang
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.
How it feels
A family in a Chinese mining town faces separate turning points. The daughter must pick between her own ambitions and an arranged marriage. The son prepares to start work underground. The father, now retired, watches as their lives unfold.
slow-burnintrospectivepoignantearthycontemplativegroundednaturalisticresigned
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