The movie "Red" describes the story of a young girl. The girl, Xiao Qiu is from the countryside who works in a small commodity wholesale shop in Yiwu. The bottom of the Yiwu's city landscape is full of cheap labor and hidden desires. In order to rebel against her parents' "arranged marriage" plan, Xiao Qiu left her village to do hard, laborious work. Her dream was to labor while also working on the side at a small business in order to make money. It was here that Xiao Qiu became acquainted with A Cheng, a person from her same village. A Cheng constantly harassed Xiao Qiu. Finally, Xiao Qiu was forced into sex work and met A Cheng again, and the identity of the two aligned. Finally, the huge city did not become Xiao Qiu's home, and she recognized that she had to leave the city, however she did not know where to go. All that she did know was that she could not go back to her rural hometown.
Short Feature Film, Directed by Yan Li
Red
China
2016 | 54'