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Director Liu Jiayin’s visually poetic Oxhide is an intimate portrait of family life in contemporary China.

Taking the director’s family as the film’s central focus, Liu Jiayin brings together a collection of everyday moments to build a touching portrait of a working-class Chinese family. Part documentary, part fiction, Jiayin welcomes us into the daily struggles of a family whose business is on the verge of bankruptcy. Arguments and restless nights are intersected with touching moments of love and humour that create a deeply moving picture of a family living in a cramped Beijing apartment. Static camera shots allow us to focus on the stillness of the images and the conversations as they are slowly revealed through the process of viewing.

Ages 15+ | Contains mature themes