Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late(2024)

Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late Synopsis

"Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late" is a feature-length ethnographic film that envisions social rejuvenation and collective convalescence in the aftermath of the pandemic. Filmed in Wuhan, the film follows the everyday lives of three middle-class households. It postulates the existence of a mass dreaming phenomenon that facilitated fatigued Chinese inhabitants to rejuvenate themselves following the secluded episode of lived experience and to coexist with the enduring imprints of "the event" on their social lives.

Sweet Osmanthus Flowering Late (2024) is a mystery and documentary film directed by Shuai Li, released on May 8, 2024 with a runtime of 2h 16m. It stars Longqi Li, Li Huang, Ziyan Liu and Qing Xie.