Kai, a 27-year-old who recently got a job at an advertising company, dyes his hair blue and sets out to start anew. But following him, as they have since the day he was born, are aliens carrying cameras and lights. Just as they begin to complain about the monotony of Kai’s life, a woman named Xiaole, who shares her home with Kai, appears. Will the aliens get what they want and see Kai find happiness with Xiaole? Land of Broken Hearts, the second feature film by Wen Shipei, who was invited to Cannes with his debut film Are You Lonesome Tonight? (2021), offers small comfort to those questioning a life dictated by a script and dreaming of their own ‘Buenos Aires’. The film suggests that when life gets too hard, you should take off your shoes and feel the energy of the land that comforts broken hearts. (CHOI Eun)