It’s an intriguing concept, and Yiling’s stone-faced pragmatism is in turns chilling and moving, a symptom of her economic despair and lack of resources. Soon, she worries about how to pay the bills, however, and when she sees a colleague turn down yet another call from a man asking to visit Nilsen’s former flat, she quietly but quickly comes up with a money-making plan. The man who employed her, himself also Chinese, proves less friendly than he first appeared, and the only time Yiling appears relaxed is in the small flat she shares with Yao Yao. Early on in the film, Yiling takes up her new job in the real-estate office to work as a secretary – a real step up from her previous restaurant job – but soon faces rejection and embarrassment because of her co-workers. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Kapelinski’s work on dead-space compositions, the shadows and darkness in Marcin Koszalka’s cinematography, and the muted performances from Tao and Lin Xinyao in the role of Yiling’s younger cousin, Yao Yao, expertly underline a sense of profound solitude and impossible communication. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more.
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