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Fata Morgana

2016 · 21 min

A quiet, heavy watch that sits with grief and marital strain, asking patience as it slowly lets sorrow surface.

Directed by
Amelie Wen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mardy Ma, Liu Peiqi
Overview
A middle-aged couple from China arrives in the United States for the first time to organize the funeral rites of their only child. In the midst of dealing with the logistics of the funeral and their overwhelming grief, they begin to unravel the escalating fractures in their relationship and the uncertain futures that lie ahead of them.

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Directed by
Amelie Wen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mardy Ma, Liu Peiqi
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • isolation
    • immigration
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Amelie Wen
    Written by
    Jon Keng, Amelie Wen
    Starring
    Mardy Ma, Liu Peiqi
    Cinematography
    Jon Keng
    Runtime
    21 min
    Country
    China, United States of America
    Languages
    Mandarin, English

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