This remarkable, dreamlike, intensely poetic feature is one of the most auspicious debuts of a young Chinese director in recent memory. Set in mystical Guizhou province, the story follows country doctor Chen Sheng, a man with a chequered past. He defended a bereaved gangster from even worse thugs, which landed him in jail for a spell. On his release, he bought into a rural medical practice with elderly and wise country doctor Zhao Daqing. Zhao harbours mementos of her old lover.
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