A set of eight golden lotus leaves holds the secret for eternal life. A young girl is tricked out of the one she holds, and enlists the aid of an adventurer is tracking down the entire set.
The first time I saw The Dragon’s Net I expected another dust-dry cliffhanger; instead I got a fever dream stitched from molten gold and gun-smoke, a film that feels like someone shoved Her Whirlwind Wedding through a Chinese paper lantern and let it burn. The plot, as gossamer as lotus pollen, follows the eight aur...
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" The first time I saw The Dragon’s Net I expected another dust-dry cliffhanger; instead I got a fever dream stitched from molten gold and gun-smoke, a film that feels like someone shoved Her Whirlwind Wedding through a Chinese paper lantern and let it burn. The plot, as gossamer as lotus pollen, follows the eight auric petals said to grant unending breath. A nameless girl—played with feral stillness by Marie Walcamp—guards the single petal her grandmother hid inside a sutra scroll. One blaze-o..."
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