eamacallister

Egg and Stone follows a girl, Honggui, not yet sixteen years old, in rural southern China who is staying with her aunt and uncle. The stay was supposed to be temporary, but the years have stretched on and Honggui rarely hears from her mother.

The tone of the movie is quiet, troubled, sad, with a big emphasis on nature as the backdrop. There is not a lot of dialogue, and there are many long shots with little noise but with lots of meaning in it.

By the end of the movie, I came to believe that although Honggui is the soft little egg, eggs can use stones to protect themselves.

I would warn anyone with experience of sexual abuse to take lots of precaution before watching this movie. It can be deeply jarring if you have not mentally prepared yourself for these scenes (there are no outright scenes of abuse, however there is heavy insinuation).

I waited for a long time for this movie to pic up the pace, but it never does. You'll either come to appreciate the pace or you won't like it; that's okay.