The King Of Masks - Region 3

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At the end of his life, The King of Masks (Chu Yuk), a master of an ancient and revered form of mask making, seeks to pass on his craft. However, tradition dictates that he can only teach the form to a male heir. Desperate to preserve his art, and in some sense himself, the heirless old man purchases a destitute child on the black market. This film chronicles their troubled relationship with a sense of beauty and artistry seldom captured on film. Even the music is powerful and emotional, a fairly rare thing in Chinese cinema. If this beautiful film doesn't move you, nothing will.