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Ode to the Spring

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Since the beginning of the Covid outbreak, Li has been taking care of his girlfriend Xiaoyu and his future mother-in-law, both of whom are taken to different hospitals with Covid symptoms. For the sake of Xiaoyu's recovery, Li decides to withhold the news of her mother's critical condition. A doctors' couple struggle to keep up with lack of PPE and a growing influx of patients. At the same time, they must reckon with what the exposure to the virus might mean for themselves and their family. Two opportunistic traders plan to sell masks for a profit. When they approach the deserted city, they reassess their plan. During the lockdown, local secretary Jia is busy resolving conflicts between neighbors. His words often fall on deaf ears, until he is struck down with fever himself. Primary schoolboy Lele learns from his father that his mother may have contracted the virus. In a bid to save his mother, Lele imagines himself as his hero, mythical child-warrior Nezha, beating the virus. Despite fear and tiredness, everyone plays a role in fighting the pandemic, hoping that Spring will come soon.

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Edward Porter Times (UK) As propaganda movies go, it’s not exceptionally trite — some of its hospital scenes have power — but it’s definitely a film best left to students of Chinese society. Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Even if it were less mawkish and manipulative in approach, it’s hard to imagine that many people would choose to watch this film right now. Rated: 2/5 Jul 10, 2022 Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian Its five mawkish segments contain hardly any worthwhile drama and the whole comes over as more of a public information film than anything else. Rated: 2/5 Jul 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Since the beginning of the Covid outbreak, Li has been taking care of his girlfriend Xiaoyu and his future mother-in-law, both of whom are taken to different hospitals with Covid symptoms. For the sake of Xiaoyu's recovery, Li decides to withhold the news of her mother's critical condition. A doctors' couple struggle to keep up with lack of PPE and a growing influx of patients. At the same time, they must reckon with what the exposure to the virus might mean for themselves and their family. Two opportunistic traders plan to sell masks for a profit. When they approach the deserted city, they reassess their plan. During the lockdown, local secretary Jia is busy resolving conflicts between neighbors. His words often fall on deaf ears, until he is struck down with fever himself. Primary schoolboy Lele learns from his father that his mother may have contracted the virus. In a bid to save his mother, Lele imagines himself as his hero, mythical child-warrior Nezha, beating the virus. Despite fear and tiredness, everyone plays a role in fighting the pandemic, hoping that Spring will come soon.
Director
Zhou Nan, Chi Zhang, Yu-sheng Tian, Yue Dong, Rao Xiaozhi
Producer
Chen Daoming
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 2022, Limited