Zhou Yu's Train
“A woman torn between a man and a memory”
Zhou Yu, a ceramic artisan in China's rural Northwest, has a deep rapport with Chen Qing, a shy sensitive poet. Taking a long train ride every weekend just to make mad passionate love with him, her longing seems insatiable. Until one day, she meets the hedonistic vet Zhang Qiang and begins a torrid affair, which takes her to another train station, and another level of lust. Driven by the locomotive of love and desire, she hustles through a dark tunnel of no return.
A quiet, introspective journey into the heart's deepest desires. It feels like a slow train ride through a vast, lonely landscape, punctuated by moments of intense, raw passion. The film explores the complexities of love and longing with a raw, sensual honesty.
