The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

Four people in different provinces are driven to violent ends: An angry miner is enraged by corruption in his village. A migrant discovers the ...

Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local ...

A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.