At the 25-minute point, the film flashes forward 17 years, to the present. A small number of prisoners are to be let out of jail to visit their families for the Chinese New Year, and Xiaolan is among the lucky ones. Also getting a brief vacation is Chen Jie, a young prison guard who excitedly calls her mom to say she'll be home soon.

Outside the jail, no one comes to pick up Xiaolan and, in a moment of charity, Chen Jie offers to accompany her to her folks' house. After a series of coincidences that have the two women walking together across the city, they find that Xiaolan's house has been pulled down and her parents moved. The film then develops into a kind of road movie as the determined Chen Jie and the wavering Xiaolan slowly bond during their search for the latter's mother and father.

Author:Ivana

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