A man went back to Guizhou, found the tracks of a mysterious woman. He recalls the summer he spent with her twenty years ago.
Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled 12 years earlier. As memories of an enigmatic and beautiful woman resurface - a woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget - Luo Hongwu begins his search for her. Past and present, reality and dream interweave in Bi Gan's stunningly beautiful and highly innovative film noir.—Anonymous
Not knowing what to expect, Luo Hongwu returns to his hometown of Kaili after twelve long years of absence. Flooded with memories of the past, unexpectedly, Luo discovers the faded, worn-out photograph of his old flame, Wan Qiwen, and without a second thought, decides to track down the woman who can only faintly remember but once loved. Now, every step Luo makes, and every place he visits, bring him a little bit closer to mysterious Wan, as he desperately tries to navigate through an intricate web of clues, and piece together fragmented memories, the past and the present, reality and fantasy. But, are the lost lovers meant to reunite?—Nick Riganas