Zhang Shaohua

In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

清朝崩壊後の中国。政府の元高官・邱如白 の後押しを受け、伝統に縛られない京劇の新たな女形役者として売り出した梅蘭芳。伝統墨守派の師匠・十三燕 との演技対決に勝利した彼は、大きく飛躍する。だが成功の一方、彼は、如白や妻からの口出しに反発を覚えるようになっていた。そんな中、彼は男形の人気女優・孟小冬 との愛をひそかに育む。

A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

On a summer night in 1975, a military train sped through the north-east of the country.