Synopsis
In a southern city of the 90s China, a 9-year-old girl, Chichi, moves in with her grandmother, aunt, and cousin when her mother is going through surgery. Witnessing the struggles of the women in her family, Chichi ponders over her own path as she drifts towards the brink of womanhood.
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