Synopsis

This film tells the story of Lin Zhao, a Beijing University student who was among the first to openly oppose the government after 1949. During the Red Terror, she developed from a loyal follower into a valiant rebel. She was imprisoned for eight years and, though deprived of pen and paper, left hundreds of thousands of words written in her own blood. At a struggle meeting on April 29th, 1968, she was gagged and later killed in secret. The location and manner of her death are still unknown. In this film, the director seeks out Lin Zhao’s former colleagues and classmates, and others who knew her, while also recording his own journey in search of her soul.