Yan is a bank employee who is strict and prudent at doing things. But he is really considered as a weirdo by colleagues. The bank is selected as the place that takes part in a bank robbery and annihilation maneuver, and Yan applies to act as the robber.
Set in the Shaanxi province of Northern China, In The Wild Mountains is a simple yet insightful tale of village life and how economic changes in the country affect even the most remote regions.