Under the Burning Sun

[The filmmakers] don't only flex their talents on obfuscating men or making horror more immediate though, they also bring them to bear on highlighting the moments of beauty and hope that persist in this world.

A raw, emotional, and visually stunning piece of feminist cinema about survival, bodily autonomy, sexual assault, and the fight for freedom in a bleak world where women are stripped of their choices.

Yun Xie crafts a nightmarish and eerily familiar world, forcing us to confront agency, survival, and the quiet resilience of those society leaves behind with a powerhouse performance by Stephanie Pardi.

It's a promising start for a filmmaker because it is a film that has something to say even though it is not completely successful in saying it.