12 Dares

Lady Precious Stream

San ge mu qin

A Debauched Little Rogue Olivia, an amateur porn star, is experiencing a crisis; brought to a head when a co-star rapes her. In order to reclaim her identity she throws herself into the world of hardcore BDSM pornography.

Home in the Mine A once-prosperous coal mining town is now in decline, as Chinese economic policy has pivoted away from coal. Through the director’s own family, the film depicts the source of life—mined from the darkness of 800 meters underground—that has given, as well as taken away from them.

楚霸王

Yue Fei, A National Hero Based on the life of Yue Fei, a Chinese military general who lived during the Southern Song dynasty and considered a national hero of China.

A Diamond Ring

Entropy The massive heavy machinery of a dying coalmine drills eerily into the mountain. In black and white, the machine and the operator’s body morph into disorder.

碧血千秋

Dorm One after another, female Vietnamese laborers arrive, suitcases in hand, at a dormitory from another dimension, cluttered with bunk beds and clothes. Here, they exchange their experiences, culminating in a unique upheaval.