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Mural
CHINA · 2011

Mural

Gordon Chan
fantasy worlds forbidden love magical realism coming of age temptation and distraction
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Synopsis

Mural tells the story of Zhu Xiaolian, a poor scholar who travels to the capital to take an examination. During this trip, Zhu becomes distracted by a mural and enters into the fantasy land depicted therein. There he meets the fairies who inhabit this fantasy land and encounters love and hate.

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