This movie is also known as Life Death Plunder and Stolen Life.
Yan-ni, a young woman raised in Beijing by relatives, generally sullen and withdrawn. She scarcely knows her parents and doesn't know why she isn't with them; when they visit Beijing, she can't bring herself to speak to them.
The first spark of hope enters her life when she's offered a university place, but (as she informs us voice-over) her ruination begins the day she moves into the college dorm. She meets Muyu (Wu Jun), who drives a delivery truck and is the first person ever to take a shine to her. University students are considered prestigious and have a bright future. He is a lowly driver and a peasant (in his words). Before long, they're dating. Then she gets pregnant, drops out of college and moves into a dingy room in Beijing's "underground city" with her lover who, she belatedly learns, has never been quite honest with her.
Yan-ni, a young woman raised in Beijing by relatives, generally sullen and withdrawn. She scarcely knows her parents and doesn't know why she isn't with them; when they visit Beijing, she can't bring herself to speak to them.
The first spark of hope enters her life when she's offered a university place, but (as she informs us voice-over) her ruination begins the day she moves into the college dorm. She meets Muyu (Wu Jun), who drives a delivery truck and is the first person ever to take a shine to her. University students are considered prestigious and have a bright future. He is a lowly driver and a peasant (in his words). Before long, they're dating. Then she gets pregnant, drops out of college and moves into a dingy room in Beijing's "underground city" with her lover who, she belatedly learns, has never been quite honest with her.