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Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters, each involved with a performance of the opera Fleeing by Night in a local theatre.
Compulsive gambler Jih (Tai-bao) tries to bamboozle dim-bulb gang boss Black Dog (Chen-Nan Tsai) in this satirical action-comedy that pokes fun at Taiwanese culture. To fend off Black Dog's attempt to collect a gaming debt, Jih says he can't repay the money because he needs it for the funeral of his father (Bin-hui Lee) -- who once saved the mafioso's life. Trouble is, Jih's father is alive, and Black Dog plans to attend the memorial service.
To get his team to play a clean game, a high school baseball coach must put his life at stake.
Yu Jane, a high school teacher and Xiang Guo-Chen, a successful industrialist, are secretly having an affair outside of his marriage. Xiang is on his way to a political career. His campaign advisor wants him to break off his relationship with Yu so to present himself as a candidate with an untarnished image.
Lou Ning, raised in a single-parent home, finds solace in piano amidst insecurity. Her friend Xiaojing harbors unrequited feelings, while mutual friend Li Hao hides his own. When French pianist Daniel captivates her, their romance ends with his abrupt departure, prompting her quest to France.
Two young women, though leading very different lives, discover they are quite similar in their afflictions. As the friendship develops between Sheng Lei, an aspiring singer in modern Beijing, and Dan Qing, a writer from Taiwan, stories of Sheng Lei's unsettling childhood begin to unfold. As Sheng Lei reflects upon her past, she realizes the importance of reconnecting with her paralyzed grandfather. Hoping to put their troubles behind them, the three set out on a journey to see the Ghost Horse, a vision that could deliver a much desired peace.
