Who is the one with the mirror in his heart? Who is willing to walk his/her life barefoot? Whose destiny is not sitting in the whirlpool of the sea, what have you been summoned to go on the road alone? Everyone's hearts are like those of a lonely child. How should children face this cruel life that's constantly changing? (Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = MyDramaList) Edit Translation
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Cast & Credits
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![Xiao Yu Liang in Walking to the Moon Chinese Movie]( "Xiao Yu Liang in Walking to the Moon Chinese Movie")
Xiao Yu LiangAn NingMain Role -
![Cao Cheng Fangzi in Walking to the Moon Chinese Movie]( "Cao Cheng Fangzi in Walking to the Moon Chinese Movie")
Cao Cheng FangziXiao ShuiMain Role -
![Chen Ping in Walking to the Moon Chinese Movie]( "Chen Ping in Walking to the Moon Chinese Movie")
Chen Ping[An Ning's Mom]Support Role
Reviews
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Hauntingly Beautiful Portrayal
As someone with several friends who are parents with Autistic kids, this short film was an absolutely hauntingly beautiful portrayal of what goes on in the mind of such a child. Their inner world is chaotic and seldom quiet unless they find some sort of calmness. Xiao Yu Liang, absolutely nailed An Ning; from the tremors, to hitting his head against the mirror in a bid of self harm and running into the water to escape both his inner and outer torment. The dance in the water and seeing the bubbles and whale in the clouds of his imagination and ultimately finding peace with someone just like him, honestly brought tears to my eyes. In just under 11 minutes, this short film managed to convey what many 3 plus hour ones couldn't. The poetry was recited solemnly and on pace with everything else that was going on at the time it was. I would recommend this to anyone whether or not they have any form of mental illness.Was this review helpful to you?
Perception is reality even when it's a poem
Walking to the Moon is a 2022 short film. The actual film was under 8 minutes yet resonated long after. Seen through the eyes of an autistic boy, the world alternated between nightmare and poetry in motion.Ning An lives with his mother who runs a hair salon. Her boyfriend is derogatory toward him as Ning An is autistic. During a distressing moment, Ning An flees the salon and runs to the ocean.
Much of what transpires in this short film is from Ning An’s perspective, how he sees and experiences the world. A mirror is a window to the moon and ocean. A walk in the surf becomes a dance to the music of the whales and gulls all to the rhythm of the waves. The moon calls to him at the door to the ocean, personified, in a gentle underwater ballet.
This film is ethereal, enigmatic, a song, a dance, and a reminder that everyone sees the world in a deeply personal manner. I suspect viewers will interpret this film that glides between “reality” and “illusion” differently.
“You keep calling me, so I came here.
At the entrance to the deep ocean.
While this moment, ocean and ocean,
I’m here to bring you back.”
19 May 2026
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