Kun bang shang tian tang
Xia Yo is a wealthy, engaged businesswoman, Xu Zitai is a street vendor and day laborer from the most humble of backgrounds. She is exhausted and frustrated, he is disillusioned and cynical. And yet, they both see something in each other from the moment they meet. The air crackles. It is the beginning of a great love, up against all the odds that the world can throw at them. Firstly, there is her violent fiancé, who follows her everywhere. Then there is Xu Zitai’s inexorably advancing illness – and his refusal to seek treatment. (Festival information, IFFMH 2024)
They meet in the streets of a big city: the investment banker and the street vendor. At first glance, they couldn't be more different, yet a deep bond develops between them. Together they rediscover the joy of life. The young couple declares every day a holiday, precisely because they are aware of their own fragility and finiteness.
With images of impressive beauty, the film speaks of love, respect, dignity, wishes, tenderness and care. A film that defies death, violence, illness, loneliness and social conventions, yet never drifts into the banal.
(Photo: © Such a Good Film)