Xie Wan broke into the neon-lit big city from the isolated small rural village in the south. The alienation of the reorganized family and the squeeze of the unfamiliar environment trapped her like a tide.
Chen Ye, a young man who is also plagued by depression, hides an unknown brokenness. They see their own reflections in each other: it is the desire to be redeemed that is hidden even in the smell of cigarettes.
Two people forgotten by the world, approaching with scars all over their bodies, warming each other with clumsy tenderness. The gap between the countryside and the city, the pull between family and self, and the recurrence of depression failed to separate them.
This is a two-way rush for redemption, the tenderness hidden in the smell of mint.
Purpose: Record the good times in life