In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.

The film is based on the theme of "SARS". The story takes place on a closed train. The outstanding performance of people of various colors vividly reflects the people's panic to helpless acceptance when the "SARS" comes, and then the courage to defeat SARS The mentality change of "" is based on real events, and is called "China's most real disaster movie."