directed by Jang Sun-Woo is a personal essay on Korean cinema told as a journey through a country torn by war and crushed by military dictatorships and colonial oppression. The journey takes Jang Sun-Woo from Seoul to the de-militarised zone near the North Korean border, interviewing noted filmmakers, local farmers, and cinema-managers along the way, looking for the essence of the much-censored national cinema.
This short by Tsai Ming-liang, completed in 2021, was filmed at "the Dune" in Yilan, Taiwan, where the eight films in his Walker series were being shown.
1930年代,擅长游泳的华镇龙(舒适 饰)被老谋深算的华七爷(郭秉 饰)骗到天津卫。当时那里正举行一场万国游泳赛,华以他独创的潜泳不可思议的夺冠,在场的洋人都目瞪囗呆。赛场博彩的有钱人发现押错了宝,便支使打手们收拾华镇龙,华在李子云(罗国梁 饰)等人帮助下脱险。鬼子投降后,华以为天下太平了,携好友再参赛时才发现,天下乌鸦一般黑。解放后,人民真正当家做主,华已是有名的教练,他培养儿子华小龙(于洋 饰)成为运动健将,并获全国蛙泳冠军。国际田联规定蛙泳中取消潜泳,华小龙没被困难吓倒,他摒弃了祖传的习惯,在专家的指导和自身刻苦努力下,终于在不久后打破了蛙泳的世界纪录......