Mei Ling

A quiet, hand-drawn drift through solitude and small strange companionship, slow and melancholy with a faint surreal warmth.

Directed by

François Leroy, Stéphanie Lansaque

Genres

Animation

Starring

Liu Muriel, Li Qian, Amanda Sun

Overview

Mei Ling, an idle young Chinese woman, lives alone in her flat, waiting for her lover. One day, she finds a little octopus in the kitchen sink. She decides to adopt it to avoid boredom. The octopus grows up.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, loneliness, love, identity

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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