[2] It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.

His street stall selling clothes puts him on the fringe of the black market, and he soon gets lured back into his old neighbourhood gangs.

[7] The film's lurking handheld camera visually presents realistic footage of a man destined for the past from which he left behind.

[8] In 2010, Black Snow was released as a DVD[5] in a new High-Definition transfer and a booklet featuring essay by author and academic Professor Shaoyi Sun.

[9] It includes a 32-minute interview with Xie Fei, in which the director discusses a variety of topics from his training in cinema, to the Cultural Revolution and his approach to teaching filmmaking.