Close-Up is a feature that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Huang Weikai's Disorder (2009) is showing September 13 – October 13, 2018 in the United States as part of the series Chinese Independents.A fire hydrant rains down upon the nighttime bustle of a crowded street; a man lies sprawled on the pavement, either reeling from a car accident or just faking an injury; a chest freezer is opened to reveal a pile of (presumably) illegally peddled bear claws; a man fishes a cockroach out of a bowl of noodles. These are some of the first images of Disorder (2009), Huang Weikai’s absurdist, not-quite-found footage documentary about—as much as any single film could claim to be—the rapid urbanization of China as seen through the city of Guangzhou. The title is no coy attempt at misdirection: Disorder’s dominant progression is that of constant, chaotic bombardment, with scenes—abrasive, shocking and downright stomach-churning...
- 9/25/2018
- MUBI
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