Fish Under the Ice

Zhao Lihua who is 82 years old has mild depression after her husband passed away. She plans to go to the workers bathhouse for a bath, yet she has been rejected several times and has been humiliated. Her son Zhu Hongbing has tried hard to find two women who can accompany his mother to go for a bath. A seemingly simple life has become extremely difficult for this mother and son. For Zhao Lihua, “bathing”is a symbol of self-cleaning baptism, leaving with dignity is her last choice…

Director: Zhang Li

Cast: Gao Fang, Zhou Bo, Zhuang Xin, Wang Li, Cui Lu, 张弘海, 朱艳彬, 于觐源

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