Ta'ang

With director Wang Bing‘s penchant for capturing the human relationship to nature, one could only imagine what he would do with a fictional film, perhaps a western. But his continuing dedication to subjects so underrepresented feels genuinely important, even within a niche of art cinema that so favors depictions of poverty.

The film follows its refugee subjects closely but with a physical and narrative distance that respects their independence.

Incorporating his typically arduous, slow-paced style, Mr. Wang doesn’t make things easy for viewers.