On a gloomy day, Gu takes a train back to his hometown for the first time in years to reunite with his wife and son, in court.
Acting
Zhao Shengsheng's face does all the talking.
Direction
Lin Jianjie makes 20 minutes feel like a lifetime.
Director
Lin Jianjie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gu reflects China's 'left-behind' phenomenon, where rural fathers migrate to cities for work, often losing their families in the process.
The 3.8 rating is criminal — this played festivals, not TMDB's usual audience. Short films always get buried by algorithm.
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HK
