An undertaker who sells “ghost wives” to bereaved families wanting companions for their unwed, departed relatives resolves to take his own posthumous bride when he discovers that he has a terminal illness — but complications arise when he strikes up a relationship with the young sister of his prospective, already deceased mate.
Октябрь 1960 года, пустыня Гоби, лагерь Миншуй, часть трудового лагеря Цзябяньгоу. Правые уклонисты и интеллигенты копают канаву, то и дело умирая от недоедания. В связи с временными трудностями построения социализма, то есть по причине отсутствия поставок продовольствия, лагерников отстраняют от работы, отправляя искать себе пропитание в пустыне. Поймавший крысу — счастливец, его с утра не заберёт похоронная команда, тот, кто собрал немного зёрен дикорастущих трав, не так уверен в завтрашнем дне. Дальше будет хуже — зима, смерть, каннибализм. И страшная жизнь в лагере.
Hu Xiaoguang
Li Li, intelligent young woman is working in a mill Xian'an. The company knows the difficulties. Her husband, who worked in the same company, was among the first laid off and has launched a small business (fish). They have a little boy, Bing Bing. Tired, Li Li will visit the hospital. The verdict: acute leukemia. The bone marrow is financially out of reach. Rest chemotherapy less effective but require her husband to sell the family home. In addition, Li Li needs a little freedom to live a little for herself and get answers before ... She goes to Beijing to visit the one she was in love ten years ago, and who was not accepted by her parents.
