Set in 1930s China, the film follows an aging master of the art of mask changing who takes on a young apprentice. Together, they navigate the complexities of traditional Chinese society and face numerous obstacles in their quest to preserve an ancient art form.
The door has been closed for many weeks. A teenager has locked himself in - shutting out a helpless father, mother and sister. In Japan, youths like him have already been given a name: Hikikomori (the secluded). The phenomenon is also beginning to spread throughout the Western world. This is all the family has been able to find out. All they can do is stand in front of the locked door and ask, beg, implore, throw tantrums, despair, accuse, ignore and hope. All the while, the door increasingly becomes a mirror of their own lives.
Kosmas (Stathis Psaltis) grew up in the gypsy camp and the only thing he does well is to beg. This opens a Beggars school where he teaches. With several other scams succeeds and becomes wealthy. All this until a couple rogue and reverse the situation.
Nesbitt Spoon, who's a bit of a nebbish, tells us about his day, which is fairly average up until the moment that his doctor tells him he has only five minutes left to live.
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