A dying bureaucrat drags villagers into the future—whether they want to or not.
Deputy Mayor Zhao Weiguo is the first secretary stationed in their village. Despite their illness, they do work of mobilizing poverty alleviation and relocation. As many poor households are concerned to if relocating is good for them, Zhao Weiguo needs to ease their minds with practical action.
Acting
Na Renhua's exhaustion feels lived-in, not performed.
Direction
Jin Chen finds beauty in concrete relocation camps.
Director
Jin Chen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of China's 'poverty alleviation relocation' propaganda wave, but subverts expectations by making the system exhausting, not triumphant.
The real Zhao Weiguo died in 2020; the film's release timing suggests official blessing for a complicated portrait.
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