The Wish of Star
Genre: Live action
Director: Wang Hiu Yue
Country: China
Running time: 96 min
Language: Chinese with English subtitles
Synopsis:
YanKen's mountain village in rural Yunnan, China, has paid for his university education in the city and it is now time for him to return home to establish a new primary school. In doing so, he leaves behind friends, a special girl, and the promise of a bright future. In the village, he faces poverty, self-doubt, and traditional ways of thinking that impede his goals for the students. Masterfully shot against the beautiful and haunting landscape of southwest China, this is a poignant story exposing the struggle of poor, rural children in China to receive a basic education.