Star,asuicidalteennowtoooldforfostercare,developsacandidrapportwithAn,astudentfromShanghaiwhoisassignedtowatchherwhilesheisinhospital.Anightlyexchangeofsecrets,textmessagesandpossessionsquicklyexpandstheboundariesoftheirrelationship,alteringtheirinnerchemistry. Gildedbyasoundscapethatinterweavesworkbyemergingandpioneeringelectronicmusicians,QueensoftheQingDynastyisanoffbeatodetoneurodiversityandgenderqueerindividualswhorefusetoconform.DirectorAshleyMcKenzie’sblendofformalismandgrittyrealismdoesnotfailtosurpriseandtreatstheaudiencetoflashesofvisualandconceptualpoetry.Hercastisentirelycomposedoffirst-timeactorswhoconvincinglyconveyhowuniqueeveryindividualis,bothinhowtheyseetheworldandhowtheyrelatetoothers.ZiyinZhengintheroleofAngraciouslyembodiesamixofidiosyncrasyandfranknessthatmakesthemanidealconfidanteforStar(SarahWalker).TheyhavewhatittakestobeonthereceivingendofthescrutinisinggazeofStar,whoseesthroughconventionsandneverceasestobeamazedatlife’sbewilderingevents.Veeringonslapstick,Walker’sperformancewillnotgounnoticed.
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