Knife in the Clear Water

QINGSHUI LI DE DAOZI 

2016 93 min China Wang Xuebo

2017 - Official Section – Feature films

Synopsis

Shot in the Xihaigu area of the Ningxia province, this is a film about a family of poor farmers that belong to the Hui people, a Chinese Muslim community. An old man is mourning the death of his wife. While discussing the details of the 40-days purification ceremony, his son suggests that they sacrifice their only bull. But the old man has doubts about it.

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