Yue Zhang

In the borderlands of farming and herding in northern China, a Mongolian horse awaits the fate of castration, while a 10-year-old boy, determined to protect it, must confront violence and cruelty beyond his understanding.

Female actress Sun Guo finagles her way into an audition for the male role of the Monkey King and, unexpectedly, is given the part by the female director. Through a process of sacrifice and reinvention, Sun Guo sinks deeper and deeper into the role and what it represents.

In the borderlands of farming and herding in northern China, a Mongolian horse awaits the fate of castration, while a 10-year-old boy, determined to protect it, must confront violence and cruelty beyond his understanding.

Female actress Sun Guo finagles her way into an audition for the male role of the Monkey King and, unexpectedly, is given the part by the female director. Through a process of sacrifice and reinvention, Sun Guo sinks deeper and deeper into the role and what it represents.

Female actress Sun Guo finagles her way into an audition for the male role of the Monkey King and, unexpectedly, is given the part by the female director. Through a process of sacrifice and reinvention, Sun Guo sinks deeper and deeper into the role and what it represents.