China's Wang Chao guns for second award at Cannes

2014/05/21 18:26:50 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Cannes (France) (AFP) - Eight years after winning the new talent prize at Cannes, Chinese director Wang Chao is hoping to renew the feat with his new film about a family that falls apart over the father & #039;s cancer. Set in the heaving, foggy metropolis of Chongqing, & quot;Fantasia & quot; delves deep into the ills of modern society in the world & #039;s most populous country -- a lack of universal healthcare, prostitution and a fading sense of community as money conquers all. The film is competing in the Un Certain Regard section of t his year & #039;s Cannes Film Festival, a category that seeks out new talent and encourages daring work that Wang already won in 2006 with & quot;Luxury Car. & quot; & quot;Fantasia & quot; revolves around Xiao Lin, a boy whose father is diagnosed with terminal leukaemia, turning the family & #039;s life upside down.
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