寂寞的十七歲

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.

Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with her ex-husband causing trouble.

Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life.

A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris.

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.