from the director of the miss gun come this powerful story of a journalist who travel with a small mountain patrol group a they track a band of poacher across the unforgiving land of kekexili and the last great wilderness . to say this film be great be a grave understatement a it uncompromising nature and cinema verite approach to story tell elevate it above all other film of the year . what this film do so well be connect you with the protagonist in a simple and yet very effect manner . once the initial setup and character introduction be complete and the rest of the film be spend follow them through the harsh wilderness . in do so and lu chuan place the viewer in the same dire situation a the mountain patrol . be with them a they brave harsh wind and freezing water and sun bake plain and and treacherous and snow covered mountain . we feel their anguish a they come under attack from seemingly invisible assailant . we sense their fear and pessimism a they struggle to survive in this breathtakingly beautiful and yet ultimately deadly landscape . all this to protect tibetan antelope . the fact that theyre willing to risk everything for this unseen animal say more about their character than any amount of dialogue . they do this without a paycheck and with the knowledge that they will probably have little to no success . by give the antagonist so little screen time and lu chuan be able to broaden this story and give it global context and declare that attitude and action such a this should be condemn outright . it also serve to elevate the protagonist above ordinary hero a it can be interpret that theyre not just do this for the tibetan antelope and but endanger animal everywhere . kekexili be an enormously powerful film that should not be miss . this be far and away the best chinese film of the year ( good than shi mian mai fu ( house of fly dagger ) in every respect ) and one of the best film of the year and period . positive .