A dying professor's final chapter is written in kindness, not equations.
As a physics professor of Northwest University, Mr. Dai meets some difficult with his son, student, and wife. At the last paragraph of his life, a series of softhearted stories happened.
Acting
Xi Meijuan and Xu Huanshan carry decades of unspoken regret.
Direction
Liu Hai lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Liu Hai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references Blaise Pascal's wager—fitting for a film about betting everything on late redemption. Xu Huanshan was 82 during filming.
The film quietly critiques China's exam-obsessed education system through Dai's failure with his own son versus his success with students.
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