Director: Chen Zhihai

Synopsis

Worth It tells the story of Xiyue, a young man with a hearing impairment, and his mother Bumei, who depend on each other. Xiyue loves dancing, but his mother firmly opposes it. Bumei is a young mother. The shoe factory where she has always worked is laying off staff, and she has to move out of the dormitory with her son. Bumei is set on her deaf son getting into university and does not want him to waste precious time learning to dance. When the dance teacher, Ms. Long, comes to the house to persuade Bumei to let Xiyue study dance, Bumei forcefully drives her away, and this harsh behavior deeply upsets her son. After losing her job, Bumei rushes around looking for work, waiting tables at a teahouse and doing manual labor at a sunflower seed factory, taking any job to make a living. Life is full of challenges, and whether Bumei and Xiyue can resolve their differences and become a light for each other is put to the test by reality.