Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients’ unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients’ unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
"Wong's elliptical, enigmatic storytelling is lent a real lyricism by the stunning photography. It's visually rich, drawn in a colour palette that includes searing acid yellows and scorched ambers and reliant on reflected light and layered images."
Times (UK)
"In a move that would become his trademark, Wong rejects the happy ending for the almost ecstatically sad, making your heart soar even as he tells you, essentially, that it's impossible, all of it -- that it'll never work."
Village Voice
"One feels the passionate intensity of the filmmaker in every strand of his luminously intricate narrative."
Observer