Hongqi Li: Winter Vacation (2010)--ND/NF

A very dry, sour little comedy about teenagers in a deliberately nondescript, remote area at the end of winter break and beginning of school bored out of their minds. The minimalist style has something in common with early Jarmusch, Roy Andersson, or Kaurismäkii, but with fewer rewards. A very tough watch. But it won a prize at Locarno.