The Light of Writing

In a coal-mining town in the 1980s, Xiao Li grows up in a poor family of miners. His father is injured in a mining accident, his mother favors sons over daughters, and his sisters are neglected. Xiao Li longs to change his family's circumstances, but his mother opposes him. When an unexpected opportunity to enter a writing contest arises, he decides to bravely pursue his dream and use his words to bring hope and warmth to his family.