Writing
When a young couple spends a day in the countryside, suppressed tensions bubble to the surface, as they struggle to communicate on questions of power and responsibility.
In early-2000s China, a twelve-year-old girl joins a summer swimming class determined to reach the deep end — but she just can't let go of her float. Through an unexpected bond with a fearless classmate, she learns to overcome her fear of water — and finds herself in the deep end.