MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART
JIA ZHANGKE

O.V. Mandarin

In late 90s China, young Tao from Fengyang must make a choice. Two men she has known since childhood now seek her hand in marriage. One owns a service station, ensuring a decent living, and the other is a coal miner. Reason trumps matters of the heart, and Tao gives birth to a son she names Dollar.

In the China of today we reconnect with this Number One Son, who has been raised in affluence and comfort to the point of becoming a spoiled brat, to the great consternation of his mother. When...