Set in modern Beijing, this docu-drama probes how a real-life family of four, playing themselves, relate to one another in a callous and overwhelming world. At first glance, the father′s alcoholism appears as the force driving the family to collapse. To make ends meet, the mother takes on extra work while trying her best to keep the family together. The situation, however, is beyond her control, just as the sons have no say over the uncertainty of their future. With engaging complexity, this film follows the dilemma of the family on the levels of objective reality and subjective consciousness.