‘"It’s an intimate drama that... moves you with its warm humanist core.... Both leads are remarkable."‘

‘"This poetic tale of an arranged marriage which blossoms into a true partnership is Li’s most affecting and accessible work to date."‘

‘Critic's Pick! [Q]uietly heartbreaking.... [A] touching portrait of love and resiliency...with superb performances by Wu Renlin and Hai Qing....China’s leadership has a history of suppressing art that spotlights the failings of its ruling class and ideology, which is exactly what Li’s film does...That he succeeds without making it feel like homework — which is to say beautifully, humanely — is presumably what made the film so threatening.‘