Zhonghua Zhang about HOME BY THE RIVER

“A perfect moment to doze off”

Going to school is no fun for Shi NiuNiu. The boy is somehow ‘different’ and the school staff and classmates don’t know how to deal with his irreverent behaviour. Shi is straightforward; his words and actions come unfiltered. He is constantly at odds with the school principal. When Shi NiuNiu seeks peace at the river bank after (or during) school hours, he shows his true talent: sculpting figures out of river clay. When psychologist Miss Fen arrives at the school, she tries a new approach to get Shi to fall in line.

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