位於昆明西山區的收費遊樂園「小矮人帝國」，裡面有百位身穿華麗的王子、公主、小天使和盔甲衛兵小矮人載歌載舞,眼前的身高都不到130公分的表演者全都是園區請來的侏儒症患者。這個小小世界是大愛人間還是奇觀異國?有遊人邊看邊落淚，有民 眾支持他們自力更新，有人卻認為是販賣同情心、假人道。儘管批評聲浪不斷，每天不斷有侏儒千里迢迢前來應徵，甘願成為小矮人。新加坡導演Mak CK決定拿起攝影機走入黯黑版的童話世界，以獨特的鏡頭觀點貼近裝侏儒化妝前後的內心掙扎，把大眾的同情心與獵奇心態端上檯面，再探討中國身障人士缺乏工作機會與公平差異等議題，批判力十足。

Since it opened in 2009, Dwarf Empire has known its share of controversy. The Yunnan-located theme park features attractions and performances staffed by people with dwarfism, leading to charges that the park is a human zoo or that it isolates dwarves from society. Fascinated and disturbed by the subject, director Mak CK spent a year at the theme park observing the workers’ daily lives and coming to understand their reasons for working at the park – or for leaving it. In the process, Mak created a compelling document that he calls “both heartbreaking and inspiring,” which touches upon complex social issues in China and challenges the audience to take its own moral stand.