Berlin (dpa) – Asian cinema returned to the Berlin Film Festival's center stage Wednesday with the world premieres of films by two of the region's rising stars. While Indonesian director Edwin explores human concerns about loneliness and isolation in his movie Kebun Binatang (Postcards From the Zoo), Chinese director Wang Quan'an returns to the festival with an epic three-and-a-half hour look at modern Chinese history. Wang Quan'an's film Bai Lu Yuan (White Deer Plain) is set against the backdrop of a period of dramatic and social political change in China as it recounts the lives of peasants in the countryside during the 20th century. Edwin's Postcards From the Zoo is a more modest story. It tells the story of Lana, who grew up in a zoo after her father left her there to be raised by zookeepers. Postcards and White Deer Plain are two of 18 films competing in Berlin for the festival's top prize, the Golden Bear for best picture. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/1OGWj Tags: Asia, Berlin, Cinema, Film Festival Section: East Asia, Entertainment, Movies News
