Nuan (2003)

Nuan 2003 / 暖 2003 /

Lin Jing He, a young man who, for the last ten years, has been living in the big city. When he returns home, he runs into his childhood love, Nuan. Years earlier, Nuan and Jing He had been schoolmates. Nuan, the most popular girl in school, had fallen in love with an acrobat from a traveling troupe. When the acrobat eventually abandons her, Nuan finds herself drawn to Jing He. One day, while playing with Jing He, Nuan is permanently injured when she falls off a swing. Jing He, seeing an opportunity to escape the small village heads to the city, but promises that he will be back for Nuan. Like the acrobat, however, he soon forgets about his childhood love. Now, ten years later, he has finally returned. Nuan, however, has married a local mute. (Source: Wikipedia) ~~ Adapted from the short story ‟White Dog and Swing Frame‟ (白狗秋千架) by Mo Yan (莫言).