The Surroundings

吞噬

2011 | Narrative Short | 25 min | Color | Mandarin | Hong Kong | Trailer

director & scriptwriter & cinematographer & editor: ZHENGFAN YANG | producer: SHENGZE ZHU

SYNOPSIS

In a society obsessed with economic development, both the old and the young are ignored. A young man from the countryside works hard to build a life for himself and his girlfriend and is hired to care for an old man who lives on a farm and refuses to let go of his home. However, both are confronted with the harshness of the society that is leaving them behind. In the end, they are engulfed by the crucial reality and become victims of a fate they did not choose.