Lovers in the Water (2011)

Lovers in the Water 2011 / 摆手舞之恋 2011 / The Love of Waving Dance , Waving Hand Dance Love , Shuǐzhōng de Liànrén , Bǎishǒu Wǔ Zhī Liàn , Shui Zhong De Lian Ren , Bai Shou Wu Zhi Lian , 水中的恋人 , 擺手舞之戀 , 水中的戀人

After some temporarily successful treatment, the terminally ill Tan Bingjian, 30, discharges himself from hospital, leaves his job, and returns to his hometown Longtan in Youyang municipality during the New Year holiday. At a rest stop, one of the passengers, Liao Yun, faints, and on arrival, Tan Bingjian has her examined by a doctor friend, Zhao Qiang. Liao Yun turns out to be someone he once knew when they were young. Later, she left for Chongqing to perform the Tujia’s ‟waving dance‟ where she met club owner Huang Xinzhong. She has now returned to her hometown to teach dance. Tan Bingjian stays with his mother and younger sister Tan Xiaoxuan. He reopens his father’s restaurant and spends time together with Liao Yun, though he hides the secret of his illness from her and others. After the sudden death of Zhao Qiang, he starts to avoid Liao Yun, then Huang Xinzhong arrives claiming Liao Yun broke her contract with him. (Source: Sino-Cinema.com)