Peacock

Quietly observant and bittersweet, it drifts through ordinary lives and thwarted dreams with patience, leaving a lingering ache long after the peacock's final, withheld display.

Directed by

Gu Changwei

Genres

Drama

Starring

Zhang Jingchu, Li Feng, Lü Yulai

Overview

Brings viewers into a small Chinese city and inspires familiarity with the rhythms of everyday existence, with people's dreams, shortcomings and illusions in a way that is universal.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, bleak and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Family, coming-of-age, identity, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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