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The stark contrast between city and village life are personified in a father-daughter relationship strewn with misread intentions and emotional distance. Xun-Qing, a longtime city-girl from the country side, revisits her village after some years to see her father, Zhou, a soft-spoken elderly man who owns and still operates his humble brick factory. However, now he does so with visibly aging hands. A worried Xun-Qing wholeheartedly suggests he move to the city to live a "better life" with her. Their already fractious relationship further deteriorates when her offer is met with Zhou's emphatic rejection, thus re-opening past wounds turning conversations into quarrels. Caught in the midst of the storm are the brick factory workers, one of whom is Xiao-Bing - a hard-working, steadfast young man unorphaned by Zhou as a child. Throughout the ordeal, Xun-Qing finds familiar and kindred solace in Xiao-Bing's blunt brotherly advice, just like their childhood years.
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China del año 43 (1779) y ambientada en la historia de la Dinastía Quing. Li Mu Bai, un virtuoso de las artes marciales, tiene en su poder una espada mágica conocida como "Destino Verde". Éste no quiere seguir siendo un guerrero, por lo que decide darle la espada a su mejor amigo, Sir Te. Antes de que llegue el momento de entregarla, se la confía a su enamorada, la guerrera Yu Shu Lien, quien será la encargada de llevarla a la ciudad de Pekín, donde se encuentra su compañero. Sin embargo, una noche, un enmascarado entra en la casa de Sir Te y roba la espada. Así, Mu Bai y Shu Lien se lanzarán en la búsqueda de "Destino Verde", despertando, con ello, viejos fantasmas del pasado.
