Mountains May Depart

Under the sounds of Go West by the Pet Shop Boys, the famous Chinese creator Zhangke Jia observes the enduring westernization of his country, in a story that takes place over 3 decades, and mourns how tradition and language have fallen victims to the altar of a globalized powerful economy.

Synopsis

The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods that symbolize three different faces of China: the years 1999, 2014 and 2025, in this romantic drama.