From the Director of Old Well and The King of Masks comes his final film that helped inspire the
5th Generation filmmakers in China.

In Song of the Phoenix, the life and trials of You Tian-ming, a young suona (trumpet) apprentice forms his own troupe at a time when the traditions of suona music are declining in Chinese society. As a grown man, he has to face the painful reality that his chosen calling is no longer in tune with a modern, urbanized China.( In Mandarin with English subtitles)