Xue Ma's Aroma gets exclusive trailer ahead of Tallinn premiere
The Hollywood Reporter debuted the trailer for Xue Ma's third feature, which stars Jiali Zhao as a woman with a rare odor condition.
The Hollywood Reporter debuted an exclusive trailer for Xue Ma's film Aroma on November 10, 2026, ahead of the film's world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
Aroma will have its world premiere in the Rebels With a Cause Competition section of the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 16. The festival is also known as PÖFF.
The film stars Jiali Zhao as Yang, a woman with a rare condition that makes most odors unbearable except lemons and disinfectant. An unfamiliar scent leads her to a comatose stranger named Fang, played by Weihao Xu. Ze Ying and Lu Huang also appear in the cast.
Ash Chen is the cinematographer and Maxime Pozzi-Garcia is the editor. Aroma is Xue Ma's third feature, following White River and Sonata of Wave.
Quick answers
When and where does Aroma have its world premiere?
It premieres in the Rebels With a Cause Competition at the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 16.
Who stars in Aroma?
Jiali Zhao plays Yang and Weihao Xu plays Fang, with Ze Ying and Lu Huang also in the cast.
What is Aroma about?
Yang has a rare condition that makes most odors unbearable except lemons and disinfectant, and an unfamiliar scent leads her to a comatose stranger named Fang.