A young woman is ordered to a remote, rural Chinese village to be the substitute teacher and is told that she must keep the class intact for one month or she won't be paid. When one of her students disappears into the city to find work, she goes after him.

Special features : Theatrical trailers ; interactive menus ; scene selections. Presented in a widescreen version and preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio, approx. 1.85:1. Original Mandarin title provided by All Movie Guide. Home use only. Program content : Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., c1999.