The Silver River lute). The story is based on a 4,000-year-old Chinese folktale about the creation of Night and Day, a story of star-crossed lovers. "The Silver River" is the Chinese name for what is known in the West as the "Milky Way", the galaxy of the solar system. In Chinese tradition, the Silver River bathed heaven and earth in constant light and connected both realms, allowing earthly and celestial creatures to meet. The Jade Emperor, Lord of Heaven, dreams of a chaos that plunges heaven and earth into darkness. His nightmare comes true when the mortal Cowherd (also known as Buffalo Boy
Visitors from the Galaxy Mumu breathes fire at guests in the house, killing several. In the end, Robert leaves Earth with the aliens. The film was nominated for the Best Film award and received the Best Screenplay award at the 1984 Fantasporto festival in Portugal. Visitors from the Galaxy Visitors from the Galaxy (, ) is a 1981 Yugoslav-Czechoslovak film directed by Dušan Vukotić. Robert is a hotel doorman who is obsessed with science fiction. He plans to write an SF novel about three alien androids—Andra and children Targo and Ulu—who land on Earth coming from an advanced civilisation from the galaxy of Arkana.