Fu-rious Warriors: the Monkey

Step into the golden age of hand-drawn animation with a special screening of the timeless classic, Havoc in Heaven (大闹天宫), at Ventilator Cinema.
Based on the early chapters of the legendary 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, the film centers on Sun Wukong (the Monkey King). Born from a magical stone, Sun Wukong possesses supernatural strength, a cloud that lets him fly across the heavens, a size-changing staff, and a famously mischievous streak that leads him to single-handedly rebel against the Jade Emperor's celestial bureaucracy.
If Sun Wukong feels familiar, you aren't imagining things! He is the direct cultural and mythological blueprint for Son Goku in Akira Toriyama’s iconic franchise Dragon Ball. From Goku's monkey tail, magical extending staff, and flying nimbus cloud to his playful defiance and love for a good challenge, the DNA of the Monkey King lives on in modern anime.
Released in two parts starting in 1961, Havoc in Heaven was directed by Wan Laiming and produced by the pioneering Wan brothers at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. The film brilliantly blends traditional Chinese folk art with the dynamic choreography, face-painting motifs, and percussion-heavy soundtrack of Peking opera.
Wanna know more? A small introduction will be given before the movie to explain everything!
Tickets are only €3 (available online or at the door). Don't miss your chance to see this breathtaking cornerstone of world animation on the big screen!