Delicately flirting with eroticism, the animated film The Banquet of the Concubine, by young Chinese director Hefang Wei, recounts one of the most famous love stories of Imperial China. In this tale of bitter jealousy, nothing can sweeten the heart of an abandoned mistress, not even the luscious lychee.

Mok and her husband Chan find themselves resurrecting their nearly failed marriage after Mok suffers a severe injury during a robbery. Though the injury gives Mok and Chan another chance at love, it also puts her in great danger.