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"Frozen"
1997
Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai

Banned in China and filmed secretly, without government approval, this bold film offers a glimpse of the repressed, risk-taking artistic spirit of young Chinese filmmakers. The story involves a young performance artist, exhausted by life itself, who decides to make his own suicide his last work of art. Shot in 1994, the film was secretly transported to Amsterdam for editing and has never been shown (at least legally) in its native country. "An amazing film in its power and its daring" (Los Angeles Times). Mandarin with English subtitles. 95 minutes.