First part of the Decisive Engagement trilogy. Directed by Pingfen Li et al.

Winner of the Golden Rooster for Best Film in 1992

Winner of the Golden Rooster for Best Film in 1992

In the increasingly competitive contemporary society, parents hope that their son will become a dragon and their daughter will become a phoenix. However, when their hopes and desires cannot be realized, the distorted mentality leads to the true story of the mother killing her son. Who will return the joyful childhood dreams of children?

An biography of Zhou Enlai through the Cultural Revolution.