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​Join us and our host for a guided screening of Knife in the Clear Water 清水里的刀子 (2016). Our host, Jenny Wu, will provide a cultural background to the film, and lead a discussion after. Come along and share your views while enjoying popcorn and drinks! As usual, you are invited to discounted drinks later at Sidestreet.

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About the Film

Directed by Xuebo Wang, Knife in the Clear Water tells the story of the Hui minority. Ma Zishan (Yang Shengcang) is an ageing Muslim farmer, part of the Hui minority. Forty days after his wife dies, Ma must perform a memorial service and invite his village neighbours to a feast. He and his adult son make the difficult decision to sacrifice their ageing cow for the service, but the cow soon stops eating and drinking, as if in anticipation of its slaughter. Old Ma tenderly cares for the animal, washing it and attempting to feed it; perhaps he sees something of himself in the loyal old beast. Both of them are approaching the end of their natural lifespans, as is the hardscrabble way of life that characterizes their village.​

About the Host

Jenny is an independent Beijing based filmmaker and an experienced film festival host, judge, and curator. Her films were screened in film festivals in China and around the world. She is currently working on a new film based in Beijing.