Yi Zhang escapes from a labor camp during the height of China’s cultural revolution, setting out for his isolated home with the hope of witnessing a propaganda newsreel starring his daughter. These films were often passed around and in poor condition, so locating one that's usable and can be shown is difficult for this increasingly hungry and exasperated man. He then meets Liu, who also needs the film—for her own rea…

Zhang (Yi Zhang) breaks free from a labor camp during the height of China’s cultural revolution. He's trying to get back home to witness a screening of a propaganda newsreel about socialism—a film that supposedly includes his young daughter. The problem with these long films is that they are frequently lost, damaged, or stolen, so locating one in playable condition and somewhere it can be shown proves difficult for t…