Away From Home

Zhang Yimou directed his first Beijing-Opera production in the Chinese capital at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA): "You and Me" is based on a 2700-year-old Chinese imperial story from the chapter "Lord Zheng defeats Duan in Yan" from the legend of Zuo – a tale of betrayal, the power of infantile love and the fact that blood is thicker than water.

A little girl's pet turtle was dying, and she begged her father to buy medicine to save it. The medicine cost $7 per bottle, while a new turtle cost only $1.5. The father wanted to buy her a new turtle, but the little girl decided to take action to save the turtle herself.

Han Dong adapts his own 1998 novel, about a group of young poets accidentally caught up in an inexplicable dispute with local hoodlums and security guards.

Money and family ties come into conflict on New Year’s Eve when CuiYing’s younger sister, Huang CuiNa, drops by, demanding repayment of a debt. The ensuing commotion prompts CuiYing’s elder son, Jian FanCheng, to call the police, and the entire family ends up spending New Year’s Eve at the police station.

A monk can’t pray because of a painful toothache. Faced with the pressure of society and with his own faith, what can he do to face up to the situation?