Mang Zhong Grain in Ear

by Zhang Lu

2005 Selection

CHINA / KOREA 2005 1h49 IN CHINESE & KOREAN

Feature Film

Cui Ji is a Chinese woman of Korean ances- try. A single mother bringing up a young son. She lives away from her hometown, and makes a living by selling Kimchi, a Korean Style pickle. An unlicensed vendor, she is constantly on the run, pursued by the local commercial prosecutor. Kim is also an ethic Korean. He and Cui fall in love, but Kim is a married man; their love can only be an underground affair...