Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, strolls through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing with his younger photographer colleague Oyang. A divorcé with a 6-year-old daughter and estranged from his father for decades, he is looking for a new perspective on life, while reconsidering his failings as a father, a son, and a lover. The seasons come and go, people get together and move apart, but one thing remains the same: The White Pagoda where they all sooner or later meet...
Zhang Lu's new film is a gentle and romantic dramedy, “a Wry and Wistful Chinese Charmer,” (Variety).
Filmography: Fukuoka (2019), Ode to the Goose (2018), A Quiet Dream (2016), Dooman River (2010), Desert Dream (2007).