The Road Home

Yesterday, I flipped across the television channels to find one of my favourite Mandarin movies, "Wo de fu qin mu qin", or directly translated, "My Parents". However, somehow the translation got lost and its English title became "The Road Home". Such a bittersweet love story between a peasant girl and a teacher in a rural Chinese village. From a mere infatuation, it blossomed into a deep and undying love for one another. One of Zhang Ziyi's better performances, as compared to the hyped-up "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". This movie never ceases to stir my emotions and in my opinion one of China's cinematic gems.