The read
Critics rate it 41 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Wu is in her mid-twenties and lives with her mother in a traditional one-story house in one of Beijing’s hutongs. Both consider themselves to be writers, but success has so far eluded them. The fact that Wu is supported by a divorced, elderly man helps the women through lean periods. Their unhealthily close relationship is characterized by reproaches and quibbling; only during meals do they appear to lay down their verbal weapons. The situation escalates when both Wu and her mother hit an emotional low.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 41 points higher than audiences do.
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Yang MingmingScreenplay
- Yang MingmingDirector
Cast
- Nai AnMother
- Yang MingmingWu
- Zhang XianminZhangxian
- Li QinqinZhuyuan
- Wenbo LiBao Gang
- Li YuanYushan
Themes
woman directormother daughter relationship