A magician arrives in the reclusive coal empire of Luocha, triggering widespread panic in a society already simmering beneath a fragile peace. After being arrested, he encounters an orphan named Xiao Zhi in prison. Amid a Mimeng festival of collective amnesia, the magician secretly passes a magic atlas to Xiao Zhi before being burned at the stake.
Screenings of Sun Xun's film Magic Atlas, 2026, will take place on August 13, at 11:30 am (CEST) in PalaCinema 1, and August 14, at 9 pm (CEST) in L'Altra Sala.