Ju Anqi, a recognized filmmaker and leading conceptual artist, offers a hilarious and satirical portrayal of Chinese intellectuals, the middle-class and the film industry in his latest feature film A Trophy on the Sea.

 

The surreal story takes place after a frustrated actor unexpectedly wins a fishing championship, who later embarks on an adventurous journey of escape. The dramatic and the contingent complement each other. Fantasy and reality intersect in a contemplation of personal desire, loneliness, and existential anxiety. Adopting black-and-white and using a bantering tone, the film is a formalistic and idiosyncratic piece of work.