The relentlessly bullied Nian finds solace in petty criminal Bei while preparing for her college entrance exam. Before they can run off together, they are pulled into a murder investigation, altering their lives forever.
Better Days
On the cusp of China's competitive national college entrance exams, Nian, a 17-year-old schoolgirl becomes the target of school bullying after a fellow classmate committed suicide. She later discovers an unlikely ally in Bei, an orphaned street youth. He becomes her protector and they form a unique bond that is soon tested when they are both implicated in a murder.
