Incense (2003)★ 7.1/10

CN · 90 min · January 1, 2003

• Drama

Directed by: Hao Ning

Written by: Hao Ning

The film tells a somewhat humorous and tragic story about a Buddhist monk in a remote Shanxi village trying to repair the statue in his dilapidated temple. After encountering bureaucratic government employees, crooked policemen, and thugs who lie to him or rob him, he finally decides to bamboozle superstitious believers to raise the money.