Locarno International Film Festival 2026 | Tokyo International Film Festival 2026
A magician arrives in the isolated coal kingdom of Luocha, causing fear and unrest in a society already troubled by tension. He is arrested and meets an orphan boy named Xiao Zhi in prison. During the Mimeng festival, when people are made to forget their past, the magician secretly gives Xiao Zhi a magical atlas before he is burned at the stake.
Born in 1980 in Fuxin, China, Sun Xun is a Beijing-based artist and graduate of China Academy of Fine Arts. He founded π Animation Studio in 2005, gaining international recognition. His films screened at Venice and Berlin, while Magic Atlas competed at Locarno and Tokyo film festivals.
