Born 19 years ago in Nanjing with the VACTERL syndrome, Jiang Meng was abandoned by her parents. With the help of her foster mother and Director Wang, today Jiang works in a hospital as cleaner. One day, Jiang encounters a man coming into the hospital with a newborn baby. She learns that the baby is a girl who also has the VACTERL syndrome, and that the father has decided not to give her treatment.
Liu Jie began his career as a director of photography and production manager, working on films like Shiqi sui de dan che (Beijing Bicycle) and Er di (Drifters), by Wang Xiaoshuai. In 2006, his first film as a director, Mabei shang de fating (Courthouse on Horseback), won the Orizzonti Award at the Venice Festival. He returned to the same section three years later with Touxi (Judge), winner of the Best Original Screenplay Award at the Golden Horse Film Festival. Rounding off his filmography are Qing Chun Pai (Young Style, 2013), De Lan (2015) and Zhuo mi cang (Hide and Seek, 2016).