Synopsis
In the remote lumber mill, E Erdun is determined to escape his father’s control. The heavy snow buries the lamb, the house dog Hei Zi, and his father one by one, but E Erdun finds himself trapped in the cycle of fate.
Jiang Xinying
JIANG Xinying, born in Sichuan in 2002, is currently a student in the Drama and Film Directing major at the Communication University of China, class of 2020. She served as the assistant director for the outstanding short film THE FIRE THIEVES in the fifth phase of Jackie Chan's A Plan for the Movie. She received an award for the outstanding script project in the Xiamen Golden Rooster Film Venture Practical Class. JIANG has also worked as a director for the variety show BEAUTIFUL YEARS INTERNET SOCIETY on Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV, and was the behind-the-scenes director for the bullet screen short film BROKEN DEFENSE in Bilibili's 2021 annual event.
Director's statement
The vast snowy plains of Inner Mongolia are mysterious and dangerous. After visiting the major banners of Hulunbuir City, I learned that many herdsmen who still live on the grasslands are unwilling to let their children leave the grasslands for city life. It’s not that they don’t love their children; it’s just that in the relatively primitive living environment of the grasslands, people and the grasslands are interdependent. In their eyes, staying is the best choice for their children. I want more people to know that in places far from the city, our peers are facing such dilemmas.
