Her sense of smell dominates Yang’s life. Due to a rare condition, most odors are unbearable for her – except for the smell of lemons and disinfectant. But one day, an unfamiliar scent leads her to a stranger, Fang. It turns out, though, that he is in a coma. Despite his state, Fang is trapped inside – in a life where childhood, fantasy and forbidden desire overlap and blend. His sister, who supported them as a masseuse, returns as a woman in red. And somewhere, the borders between the living, the lost, the dreamed and the imagined are starting to blur for Yang and Fang.

This is the story – well, part of it – of writer-director Xue Ma’s Aroma ( Hõng ), her third feature film after White River and Sonata of Wave . If you sense that her new film sounds, looks and feels offbeat, it is just fitting that it will world premiere in the Rebels With a Cause Competition section of the 30th edition of Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival ( PÖFF ) on Nov.…