Born to Shine: From the Assembly Line to the Classroom

A high school senior caught between her parents' endless arguments: her mother cries day after day, while her father avoids the problem year after year. That summer, she takes a temporary job with her classmates. On the assembly line, a bloodied finger is left behind in a machine forever. Then a boy named Xiangyang leads us in a fight against the factory and the labor broker. He stands at the front of the crowd, facing the sun, and tells Lin Ling, “Live facing the sun. No matter where you stand, there will always be shadows. But as long as you face the sun, the darkness will be behind you.” From the assembly line to the lectern, she gives everything she has to pull herself out of the mire and stand in the sunlight.