A young woman is comes to a remote Chinese village to be a substitute teacher. Barely older than her students, the shy girl is charged with keeping the class intact for one month or she won't be paid. When one of her students disappears into the city to find work, the stubborn teacher is determined to follow the boy and bring him back to school. Once in the city, her simple peasant pleas fall on deaf ears, and only when the manager of the local television station sympathizes does her search bear fruit.

Based on There is a sun in the sky [Tian shang you ge tai yang] by Shi Xiang Sheng. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. Layout and design, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000. Chinese collection. Special features: Theatrical trailers.

Start -- Wei Minzhi -- The curriculum -- 50 yuan and bonus -- "Start class." -- Troublemaker -- Zhang on the loose -- Music lesson -- Ming Xinhong -- Missing student -- Zhang Mingshan's diary -- "Say you're sorry." -- Where Zhang went -- Raising bus fare -- The brick factory -- Thirsty workers -- Math lesson -- Wei in the city -- "We lost him." -- The train station -- The Message Center -- "Attention, please." -- A notice -- No ID -- The station manager -- "Today in China." -- Mission accomplished -- One character each.