Directed
by Xilin CHEN. With actors from the China National Theatre Company.
A
documentary about the production of a play, “Blind
City,” based on the novel Blindness by Jose Saramago, the Portugese Nobel
Prize winning author. Chinese actors and their director are rehearsing the
play while behind-the-scenes, a tug of war is going on to procure the
rights to produce it. A glimpse into theatre production in China and the
power struggle to stage the play. Filmed in Beijing, at the home of the
China National Theatre Company. Produced by Xiaoni CHEN.
