Star，asuicidalteennowtoooldforfostercare，developsacandidrapportwithAn，astudentfromShanghaiwhoisassignedtowatchherwhilesheisinhospital.Anightlyexchangeofsecrets，textmessagesandpossessionsquicklyexpandstheboundariesoftheirrelationship，alteringtheirinnerchemistry. Gildedbyasoundscapethatinterweavesworkbyemergingandpioneeringelectronicmusicians，QueensoftheQingDynastyisanoffbeatodetoneurodiversityandgenderqueerindividualswhorefusetoconform.DirectorAshleyMcKenzie’sblendofformalismandgrittyrealismdoesnotfailtosurpriseandtreatstheaudiencetoflashesofvisualandconceptualpoetry.Hercastisentirelycomposedoffirst-timeactorswhoconvincinglyconveyhowuniqueeveryindividualis，bothinhowtheyseetheworldandhowtheyrelatetoothers.ZiyinZhengintheroleofAngraciouslyembodiesamixofidiosyncrasyandfranknessthatmakesthemanidealconfidanteforStar(SarahWalker).TheyhavewhatittakestobeonthereceivingendofthescrutinisinggazeofStar，whoseesthroughconventionsandneverceasestobeamazedatlife’sbewilderingevents.Veeringonslapstick，Walker’sperformancewillnotgounnoticed.