Warm Spring (2003)

Warm Spring 2003 / 暖春 2003 / Nuan chun

Seeking refuge from abusive foster parents, 8-year-old orphan Xiao Hua runs away and finds safety under the care of a poor, illiterate old man from another village. Despite his lack of money and despite being taunted by friends, the elderly man does everything in his power to protect the young child he believes was delivered to him by fate. (IMDb)