EIFF 2013: ‘Beijing Flickers’ is a poignant portrait of those being left behind
Beijing Flickers Written and directed by Zhang Yuan China, 2012 Beijing Flickers is a compelling, loosely-plotted portrait of young outcasts in the titular city, each struggling to find their own place and independence in the face of escalating setbacks both personal and economic. Lead San Bao (Duan Bowen) spends much of the film mute, his …