As China transforms, a family is caught between the weight of tradition and the pull of progress.
In 1991, as China undergoes sweeping socio-economic changes that drive many to leave their rural villages in pursuit of work in the cities, 10-year-old Chuang, the third child of his family, must remain in the village due to family plans.
Against the backdrop of modernization, as the advent of technology reshapes their traditional way of life, cycles of births, deaths, marriages, and funerals reveal the enduring weight of tradition and the pressures of balancing familial responsibilities with a rapidly changing world.
Beautifully filmed and acted, this movie takes you to a different place and time but is fully human. We fall in love with his characters as a clan, as a family, and as a village.
Drama, History
China (Chinese, Mandarin) 132 Min
