WRITER'S ODYSSEY

Lost since his daughter's disappearance six years ago, Guang Ning (Lei Jiayin) is approached by a well-heeled but shady benefactor with a stunning offer: He'll be reunited with his child if he murders popular young fantasy novelist Lu Kongwen (Dong Zijian). The uncanny reason why Lu has been marked for death-as parallels to his plight play out in his fictional universe-will be revealed in Lu Yang's ambitious action-fantasy. Yang Mi, Yu Hewei co-star. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Mandarin; Subtitles: English. In Mandarin with English subtitles.