In a small Chinese town some years ago, two childhood friends contend with the harsh realities of a nation drastically transitioning from Socialism to Market Economy. A young boy looking for guidance accidentally gets entangled with local hoodlums. His neighbor and classmate, a decent young girl, tries her best to help him with his studies while staying afloat amid the chaos of modernization herself. They dream of a future where they can both leave the confines of their town, but an unexpected accident redirects their fates to something else entirely.

Cast

Zhang Zifeng

Li Fei

Zhang Youhao

Zhang Chenhao

Xu Fan

Mother Li

Jiao Gang

Father Zhang

Liu Haoyu

Da Liu

Qu Mengru

Song Juan

Jin Zi He

Liang Mu

Hailiang Yu

Gu Wei

Cassie Liu