A mountain village hits the jackpot and everything goes deliciously wrong.
The impoverished people in the mountains of western Sichuan suddenly find themselves showered with money.
Acting
Nie Yuan's deadpan desperation as the everyman lead.
Production
Authentic Sichuan mountain village locations.
Writing
Sharp satire on sudden wealth syndrome.
Director
Chen Jianyong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film satirizes China's 'xiaokang' prosperity campaign by showing how sudden wealth destroys tight-knit mountain communities.
Director Chen Jianyong shot entirely in remote Sichuan villages with mostly non-professional locals as extras.
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