Following similarly themed documentaries such as “Leftover Women” and 2019 Sundance prize winner “One Child Nation,” “Clouds” is a smart and entertaining rebuttal of media portrayals of single Chinese women 27 and over as either sad and lonely outcasts or ditzy desperadoes trying to hook a hubby.
Turning to the men in her life for financial help proves fruitless and dispiriting. Before Sheng Nan can even begin a discussion with her selfish father , he asks her for yet more money to save his failing business. Ambitious young co-worker and confidant Si Mao turns down her plea with “Who will repay me if you die?”
Initial pleasantries have barely been exchanged before the twinkly-eyed moneybags says, “Nothing matters other than food and sex.” With that he begins a flirtation with Meizhi that’s amusing and affecting in how it sheds light on her loneliness inside a loveless marriage. Sheng Nan, meanwhile, has been flirting intellectually with Liu Gangming , a sensitive and apparently single man she met en route to Mr. Li’s compound.
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