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Prison Architect

The two protagonists – an architect and a prisoner living in parallel realities in the present time and an ambiguous distanced past, respectively – conjure up imaginations and experiences of imprisonment. In their dialogue across space and time they debate the relations between humans, the world, and freedom. They talk of visible and invisible imprisonment, existentialism as a means of self-redemption, and at the same time question the relationship of humans to the space around them. An attempt at reconciliation with the world and human nature.

59m2018TMDb 5.8

cn

Crew and Cast

Storyline

The two protagonists – an architect and a prisoner living in parallel realities in the present time and an ambiguous distanced past, respectively – conjure up imaginations and experiences of imprisonment. In their dialogue across space and time they debate the relations between humans, the world, and freedom. They talk of visible and invisible imprisonment, existentialism as a means of self-redemption, and at the same time question the relationship of humans to the space around them. An attempt at reconciliation with the world and human nature.

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Info

Original title
监狱建筑师
Status
Released
Released
8 September 2018
Runtime
59m
TMDB score
5.8 / 10 (3 votes)

Production

Director
Cao Fei
Writers
Cao Fei
Countries
Hong Kong

Languages

Original
cn
Spoken
Cantonese