NYAFF Review: Huang Huang’s WUSHU ORPHAN Is So Much More Than Its Message

I’m sort of just sitting here, trying to sift through any number of films and shows I might recall that deal similarly in the subject matter Huang Huang’s new film, Wushu Orphan, observes (Painted Faces and Dead Poets Society come to mind). Really, it’s part and parcel to helping mysef absorb the two-hour tale Huang elucidates in his latest outing – beautifully shot and conceived throughout, and with an ending that challenges you to be okay with what you just saw.

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