Are We Really So Far from the Madhouse

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Ostensibly a documentary or a music video chronicling influential post-punk Chinese group P.K. 14s first national tour, Li Hongqis latest provocation becomes a rumination on existential ennui that takes place on endless highways as band members sit in their tour bus and anonymous hotels.

Han jia

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An ordinary village in Northern China, the last day of the winter vacation. Four idle, aimless adolescents gather at Zhou Zhixin’s home, a friend who lives with his father, brother and nephew. Like most contemporary teenagers, these youths want to enjoy their last day of holiday and simply hang out in this place where nothing ever seems likely to happen. Their conversations are desultory and they sometimes seem to argue for argument’s sake. One of them, Laowu, talks frankly with his girlfriend about how teenage love might affect their studies, while Laobao questions school’s value and relevance to real life.

Li Hongqi – MRQE

Are We Really So Far from the Madhouse

Han jia