NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

THE SHADOWLESS TOWER (2023) introduced many new viewers to Zhang Lü, who for a quarter-century has been crafting finely-wrought dramas in South Korea and his native China. GLOAMING IN LUOMU—recipient of the top prize at the Busan Film Festival's first-ever official competition—extends the winning streak, with its deceptively minor-key tale of Xiao Bai (Bai Baihe) in the shadow of Sichuan's famous Mount Emei. Drawn to the small town of Luomu by a cryptic postcard from her ex Wang (Wang Chuanjun), Xiao Bai finds ghostly traces of Wang and drifts among assorted locals, most notably a world-weary, day-drinking innkeeper (Liu Dan) and her happy-go-lucky suitor (Huang Jianxin). Though semi-improvised in the wake of Zhang's previous film MOTHERTONGUE (made with the same principal cast), GLOAMING IN LUOMU is no mere afterthought but a masterly evocation of mood and place, permeated with the bouquet of wine and the texture of cobblestoned streets. - Josh Martin, Feature Film Programmer

*Closing Night Party to follow at Golden Horn, hosted by Yellow Ranger

*this film is eligible to be redeemed as part of a 5-ticket package.

DIRECTOR/WRITER: Zhang Lü

PRODUCERS: Jin Peng

CAST: Baihe Bai, Dan Liu, Jianxin Huang

LENGTH: 1 hour 39 minutes

LANGUAGES:  Mandarin; with English subtitles.

COUNTRY: China

GENRE: Narrative Feature