The Crack

The content of THE CRACK is different from other Cultural Revolution films in that it not only depicts three generations of Xiangyang’s family suffering from Chinese Stockholm Syndrome as a result of political suppression and reform, but also portrays the process of “sexual perversion” and “fear of sex” in the encounters of the child Xiangyang during the “shoe-breaking fight” and “catching of hooligans”. As the child Xiang Yang grew into the middle-aged Xiang Yang, his condition became more and more serious, and he finally died in a long-term “sexual fantasy self-mutilation disorder”.

Instead of dying of “sexual perversion”, Xiang Yang died on his way to escape the Stockholm phobia.