In 1980s, a Chinese couple illegally immigrates to NYC seeking better life. After wife arrives first, husband follows a year later, struggling to find her amidst city's harsh realities - poverty, hardship and decay - that swallowed her.

Award-winning drama deals with the many in Mailand China who dream of emigration to the U.S. Set primarily in New York City, the film follows Zhou who follows his wife's journey to America - and the tough surprises in store for him in the "Promised Land."—Towne 3, San Jose, Ca