On a cold night, psychology student Liu Kai took Jing Huan, a paranoid schizophrenia patient, to a mysterious frozen lake she had often dreamed of. The lake reflected an “8” shape, causing Jing Huan’s expression to change, unsettling Liu Kai. During an internship at a psychiatric hospital, Liu Kai’s classmate Xie Ni, who was in a relationship with him, became interested in Jing Huan, a former factory cashier who developed mental illness after embezzling funds. Xie Ni wanted to study Jing Huan’s condition for a thesis and asked Liu Kai to help her, even arranging for Jing Huan to stay at her home.
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Cast
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Bai Ling
Jing Huan
Known for
The Crow
Anna and the King
Xiao Xiong
Known for
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Zhang Guangbei
Known for
Triple Threat
Hibiscus Town
Zheng Zhenyao
Also in
My Memories of Old Beijing
A Son of the Good Earth
Zhi Yitong
Known for
Farewell My Concubine
Einstein and Einstein
Gao Yang
Also in
Haier Brothers
March in Front of the War
Zhang Junzhao Director · Xiao Feng Cinematographer
First release July 1, 1989 · Produced in China · Original title 弧光
Production
广西电影制片厂
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China
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Original title
弧光
Original language
Chinese
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Chinese
Release dates
Russia · July 1, 1989
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No release date listed for United States.
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