A new angle on a coming-of-age film about the friendship between two teenage girls. A new transfer student, Li Xiaolu, and class president Wang Xiaobing instantly become close friends. They feel a connection right from the start, especially in their rebellious natures. But when they enter different high schools, they start to drift apart. After her parents’ divorce and increased discord in the family, Xiaobing becomes even more rebellious and distant, and Xiaolu is no longer a comfort to her. After graduation they go their separate ways, but Xaiolu returns to visit Xaiobing’s house, only to find that even her mother doesn’t know her whereabouts. Director Li Xiaofeng’s film is actually a very dark portrait of unstable and unfortunate youth, where the realities of life hit them hard, and it seems even their friendship and love can’t lead them toward a brighter future, remaining only a thing of the past. (KIM Ji-seok)