A White Butterfly on a Bus

For ten short days, a young Chinese actress and a Belgian filmmaker embark on a relationship that blurs the line between performance and reality. The protagonists, Jin Jing and Matthias Delvaux, develop a bond that defies classification as they treat each other both as lovers and strangers. Hangzhou-based director Xinyuan Zheng Lu presents A White butterfly on a Bus like an unedited documentary; the camera style switches from static, observational shots to suffocating handheld close-ups. The up-and-coming