During the years of poverty and hardship in the mountains, Ayi, a Yi woman, and her husband Qubu lived together, raising three daughters together. Although their lives were difficult and dull, they were still stable. However, the poverty and trivial life day after day gradually wear away the warmth of the fireworks, conflicts in the family gradually arise, and the ordinary life is quietly full of cracks. Unwilling to let her children be trapped in the mountains and toil all their lives, Ayi is determined to break free from the shackles of the mountains and find a way out for her family.
In the spring of 2008, Ayi took her two young children out of the mountains and went to the city to make a living. With the help of relatives and friends, she learned the Yi costume craftsmanship. She worked hard to support the family and allowed her youngest daughter to study in the city. I thought my life would finally turn around, but my fate suddenly overturned. When the country cracked down on illegal mining, Qubu, who relied on mining to support his family, completely lost his livelihood. Destitute and destitute, he sought refuge with his wife and children, but was unable to adapt to city life. He became increasingly decadent and alcoholic, and the warmth of the past disappeared. Quarrels continued at home, and the atmosphere was depressing and suffocating.
Unable to bear the embarrassment of life, Qubu insisted on going to Yunnan to work. Despite Ayi's dissuasion, he quietly left late at night. Since then, he has not heard from him and has completely lost contact with him. Two months later, the Wenchuan earthquake struck suddenly. Earth-shaking disaster swept across the city. Scattered relatives, unknown safety, and a turbulent world pushed Ayi to a desperate situation. When a natural disaster strikes, people are separated. Faced with a lost husband, young children, and a helpless home, this woman who has gone through half a life of ups and downs loses all her frailty and shoulders the burden of life alone. In the desolate predicament, she holds on with her children with difficulty, and runs hard towards the unknown future in the wind and rain.
Intention: Mountains and rivers are silent, suffering is silent, they save themselves, sustain themselves, and survive in the barren years.