Pink Flag

Odyssey 2025 Official Selection

猎旗少年

Before ten-year-old Shu Yan’s mother disappeared, she told her, “When you become capable, I’ll come back.” Shu Yan searched everywhere for the meaning of “capable,” until one day she saw the village children snatch a pink flag at a wedding and receive everyone’s praise for being so. From then on she charged forward, fearless, fighting for the pink flag — but what awaited her was an even deeper confusion…

OUT TAKE

With a visual language that borders on violence, the film captures a village girl’s solitary battle after her mother’s disappearance, as she pushes back against the heavy shadow of patriarchy. Through symbolic gestures and an untamed, visceral performance, it channels the urgency of resistance and lets viewers feel the pulse of defiance.

Yuzhuo Wang (Curator for the New China Talents section)