Synopsis
SHEN Qing is under immense pressure while expecting a child. She is also caring for a student with an unplanned pregnancy and an uncle with cerebral palsy who is at risk of being evicted from a nursing home. The costs are mounting, and time is running short, but she and her husband are managing to get by, just barely. When QING Chen learns that their baby has a 70% chance of being born disabled, it ignites a crisis in her marriage. She and her husband clash over the fate of their unborn child, who seems to be observing everything sympathetically.
Zhou Zhou
Zhou Zhou was born in Anqing, Anhui, China in 1984, graduating from Radio and Television Journalism at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2006. He has been the editor-in-chief and film critic for many years. He currently serves as a script consultant for Jiaying Film and Television Group. The movie Meili is Zhou Zhou's first feature film.
Director's statement
In contemporary society, where profit is the sole criterion, even the value of life is “clearly marked”: a male baby is considered better than a female baby, and a female baby is considered better than a disabled child. Such clear hierarchy and profound sin. Yet, throughout the long history of human civilization, that truth, that “Tao,” has never disappeared nor changed in the slightest. The value of a person is not determined by gender or physical wholeness but by their soul and wisdom. I hope that those who watch this film can have a moment of connection with the long-lonely self deep within their hearts and find a warm embrace.
