Egg and Stone (2012)

Egg and Stone 2012 / 鸡蛋和石头 2012 / Jidan He Shitou

In the village where she was born in the province of Hunan, Huang Ji filmed this quietly disturbing, sober drama about 14-year-old Hong Gui, who is forced to live with her uncle and aunt in the countryside. The girl is not wanted. Nor was she wanted by her parents, who apparently intended to farm her out to the family for two years so they could work in the city. In the meantime, seven years have passed. When she tries to make contact, her birth mother is too busy to take her call. The tragedy of Hong Gui's personal story gradually unfolds.