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A Jar of Sadness

A Jar of Sadness

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Fantasy

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The therapist gave Lynn a jar which the therapist said extracted/isolated Lynn's grief and whenever Lynn developed grief, before she could feel it herself, a candy would be produced in the jar. The film tells the story of how the 'separation' of grief gradually numbs and sickens a person, who eventually ingests a great deal of grief herself and then returns to a state of 'self'.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

8 mins

Rating

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Release Date

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Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Starly (Jiali) Zhong

Starly (Jiali) Zhong

Lynn

Chelsey (Xi) Cheng

Chelsey (Xi) Cheng

Jasmine

Hao Deng

Hao Deng

THERAPIST

Tommy (Shuo) Huang

Tommy (Shuo) Huang

Couple A

Diana (Yueer) Qiu

Diana (Yueer) Qiu

Couple B

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