Chao always wanders in the random streets of the city doing nothing. He has a home where his father is obsessed with women and drinking under the neon lights; his mother left the family a long time ago. Chao’s father unintentionally tells him a story about his mother’s past: how the two of them met, a mysterious hot spring and a mysterious woman. Out of curiosity, Chao decides to explore the secret about his mother, about his father’s lover or, ultimately, his own desire or yearning for love.
Bell Zhong (Shanghai, China) has worked as assistant director on the films Diqiu zuihou de yewan (Long Day's Journey into Night, Bi Gan; 2018), presented in Un Certain Regard at Cannes and Nan fang che zhan de ju hui (The Wild Goose Lake, Diao Yi’nan; 2019), which competed in the official selection of the French competition. Both were also screened in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera at San Sebastian. He has also directed the short films Suitcase (2014), Fisherman (2015) and Blooming Night (2016), which was selected for more than thirty festivals worldwide.