Slough

In the 1980s, a young girl, Hu Xiaolong, was raised as a boy by her patriarchal father in a village in northern Fujian, China. Her confusion about her gender identity prevents her from participating in the male-dominated snake-hunting festivals. To force Xiaolong to admit her “male identity”, Xiaolong’s father arranges a marriage for her with a blind girl, Ruixin; but Xiaolong is gradually aware of her female identity in this relationship.

Directed by Yuzhu Lan and Yutong Wang (China)