the
movie reflects the lives of people from different social class at late Mao
times( first president of PRC) and early
reform and opening period ( Deng's times, 2nd President of PRC).
pivotal
stage
Xiaoping
(Miao Miao), whose father has been branded a Rightist and thrown in a
re-education camp
And
yet, a hierarchy based on political pedigree is firmly in place in the
so-called classless society. Shuwen (Li Xiaofeng) the daughter of a general and
hospital supervisor, is the queen bee. Dingding (Yang Caiyu) scores with her
looks, while Mongolian Drolma (Sui Yuan) plays her ethnic minority card.
“red
hearts and iron wills.”
