| Director | Jia Zhangke |
|---|---|
| Box office | $1.7 million |
In 2001, in the northern Chinese city of Datong, a working-class woman named Qiao Qiao has a romantic relationship with her manager Guao Bin as she hustles to make a living as a singer, model, and club girl. After a stretch, Qiao Qiao decides to go looking for him, passing through communities that are being displaced by the Three Gorges Dam, as well as through Guangdong Province. Meanwhile, Bin tries his hand at a number of businesses, including entering a shady deal with a corrupt politician. When Qiao Qiao finally finds Bin, she breaks up with him. They eventually re-unite in COVID-era China, after both have noticeably aged.