Director: Deng Jia

Synopsis

Frequent quarrels between a father and his daughter have brought their relationship to a freezing point, and the daughter's angry departure speeds up the collapse of a family already pulled apart. Behind the figure running through the night is the father's decision to try to make amends. Facing his ex-wife, who comes to confront him, and his elderly mother, who presses for the truth, the secrets and guilt buried deep in the father's heart become entangled. From anger and unease at the start to heartbroken silence before dawn, his search everywhere brings only disappointment, and his daughter's whereabouts remain unknown. Just as despair closes in, a glimmer of hope quietly appears. On a bitterly cold winter night, the gaps in the family's relationships spread through their words and their gazes...