Synopsis
When his beloved but dangerous older brother is released from prison, high school fencer Zijie believes he is innocent and goes behind their mother’s back to help him, only to realize the brother he has idealized might only be a fantasy.
Filmmaker
Nelicia Low
Screenwriter and director. She was a national fencer for five years until the Guangzhou Asian Games, when she retired to devote herself to film. She graduated in Film Directing from Columbia University in New York. Her short film Freeze premiered in Clermont-Ferrand and was selected at more than 70 international festivals. Her first feature film, Pierce, won an award at Karlovy Vary.
Filmography: Pierce (2024, D'A 2025), Freeze (short film, 2016), Freak (short film, 2014), Conception (short film, 2013)
Awards and festivals
Best Direction
Poster
