Please don't watch this if you're depressed because it will drag you down emotionally. I could only watch the first 40 minutes (and that was by speeding through monotonous scenes, hoping beyond hope for more meaningful turns of events) before I quit watching. While many/most Chinese films have dark themes, this one is darker than most.

I'm still giving 4 stars because I don't know if the film ends with any encouraging/hopeful light - and maybe if you like dark themes, and aren't guarding your mental health, you might want to bear it out to the end to see. ( I unfortunately couldn't find ANY other critic reviews for this movie online, so I hope this helps someone.)

Mandarin-language cinema across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore explores historical reflection, cultural identity, and personal sacrifice, often expressed through poetic visuals and sweeping narratives. In Mainland China, this takes the form of allegory and large-scale epics that reflect on national history. Taiwan emphasizes intimate modernist realism, generational change, and the search for identity. Singapore contributes stories of migration, multiculturalism, and the negotiation of tradition in a globalized city.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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The romance genre features the theme of romantic relationships and emotional connections between characters. These stories focus on the development of love, desire, and intimacy between protagonists, often exploring the challenges, conflicts, and triumphs that arise in their relationships.

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