The Wig

Having failed his legal exams, self-taught law student Meng is forced to moonlight as a night-shift cab driver. During a violent altercation with a drunk customer, and unable to restrain his pent-up fury, he pushes the man into a river.

Years pass. Now a successful lawyer and family man, Meng is haunted by his past. Hoping to make amends, he tracks down the family of the drowned man. Meanwhile, he is being stalked by a stranger with damaging information about his past… Far from the redemption he seeks Meng might well be heading towards his own destruction…

A bittersweet noir thriller, THE WIG is a rollercoaster ride through guilt and deliverance, set in the backwaters of contemporary China.