You need another drink!
C'mon one more!
I remember that you can drink like a fish
Do you give up?
Alright.
Bottoms up!
You need one for the road...
No faking, no faking... I'm watching you...
Time to go.
Men to the left, ladies to the right.
Hey! What are you doing!
Asshole!
Have you ever seen people go to the toilet, huh?
What's wrong with you! You are such a pervert!
Shame on you! Go home and watch your wife.
Yeah, right!
Behaving like this at your age...
Kick him off the bus!
- Get off, get off! - What happened?
He was peeping at us when we go to the toilet!
He was peeping at you?
- Yes. - Dirty bastard!
Impossible, what could he have seen?
He's drunk as a dead pig.
He saw everything!
He was smiling at me lasciviously!
He didn't see anything?
Smiling at you?
- That's right! - You shouldn't make wild accusations...
Wild accusations? Do you think I want him to peep at me, huh!
No... What's the matter with you!?
What can you see when you get drunk like this!
You make me worry about you!
Sorry everyone, sorry.
Sir, can you lend a hand?
What happened? Accident?
Please help us get to a hospital...
Don't move! Everybody freeze!
Don't move. Stay quiet.
High risk, high return! And high return raised my evil spirit
This robbery is officially underway.
Those with money, take it out.
Those without it, time to borrow.
Don't make this any harder on me...
Robbers on the bus, call the police...
Impressive... you can't write a message blind!
Underhandedness is the lowest form of treachery!
No more games, do you hear me?
Faster, c'mon!
Alright, put it back on...
Hey! Come on...
Enough with the sleeping act already...
This 500 is mine. Take it.
This 5.000 is his. You can't have it.
Your words are insulting our whole industry!
I rob the Heaven and the Earth.
I take anything I want!
Even a dead man's money?
Dead?
Dead.
What happened?
His whole life is worthless
We worked in the same place. He died in the factory...
Bad luck...
Didn't die on the job-- died from drinking.
Bosses didn't have to give him any compensation.
But he is so kind and gave him 5.000 RMB
His life was only worth this miserable 5.000 RMB.
He is really good for nothing
He's better off dead!
He may be better off. What about his family?
They need the money.
Couldn't his family come pick up the money and bury him?
Too far.
Travel costs, cremation... nothing would be left.
I promised to get him home--
no matter what...
He always said if a person is not buried near home...
He becomes a wandering ghost.
I understand
Every fallen leaf must return to its roots.
And in the ground, peace is found.
You get it now! You're with me!
Loyalty... That's fucking loyalty!
Loyalty.
Fake... Loyalty.
I betrayed my brothers...
They held me to the ground...
And carved these characters on me.
I won't take them off.
This is my disgrace. I will carry it my whole life.
Those three characters say it all...
Loyalty.
Everyone look at him!
Know what loyalty is? This is it!
Loyalty.
He deserves this money. No one touches it!
That's it for today.
I want a refund.
What now?
There's a dead person on the bus.
How can we stay on this bus
Yeah, who knows what diseases he might have?
I want a refund too!
We cannot sit here with a dead man.
Correct
What the hell... a dead guy!
We want our money back!
Help!
How is he?
Heart attack
Take him to the hospital now
Okay
You can drop us here, buddy.
No. I take you to the hospital
I can hire a car
There's no taxi here
No, I...
Let's go. No worry.
I will help you.
No. I can carry him by myself.
Please register for him.
Alright.
You can sleep here.
Take a rest.
Let's have a toast!
How about your friend?
He's a vegetable.
It's some kind of fortune that we can meet when we are away from home.
- Bottoms up. - Cheers
Where are you headed?
Hunan.
- Hunan... and you? - Yes
Beihai.
Zhuhai.
Oh... and you?
Xiamen.
No one is going to Chong Qing?
That guy over there is.
Can we get a lift to Chong Qing?
No.
We can pay...
No way.
Don't treat us like passengers
Think of us as cargo. We'll sit in the back.
Are you deaf? I said no!
Fine... You don't need to get angry!
We don't want a ride... OK?
Something's bothering you.
Holding it inside will make you sick...
Let's have a drink and chat.
OK?
What irritates you? You...
You can't drink like that!
It harms your health.
Have a drink first and tell me what goes wrong.
I'm a good listener.
Mother of God! You sure can drink.
You could have left me some...
What time do we leave? I'll wake you.
I'm not taking you.
You shouldn't have finished my liquor then!
What a jerk...
Who's there?
Just going for a piss.
Your friend woke up.
He's peeing, stop looking!
He does that sometimes... it's nothing.
I'm carrying this sick man. That was all I had.
Without the money... What am I supposed to do?
Let me check your pockets. Sorry everyone.
I can recognize my money.
How dare you search us?
Yeah, what gives you the right?
My money's gone.
So that makes us all thieves?
It had to be someone in this room.
Take a look. Is this your money?
We all have money on us.
Are you finished?
Call the cops. They will get to the bottom of this. Nobody can leave this place.
I have to find my money
Hold on... we are all in this together right?
If the police come, they can find the pilferer
you know. $500 is a grand larceny.
You're better off giving it to me now.
Call the cops and get this over with.
- Don't call - No, call the police.
Don't call! Just give the money back.
Call them.
Forget it... You guys can leave.
Did you lose your money or not?
I don't want it anymore, OK!?
What do you take us for?
I don't want it!
Can I give it away as a gift?
Hey, get in.
Interesting! Now that I'm broke you give me a ride.
Why are you afraid of the police?
He's dead.
Do I look like a bad guy?
I'm taking him home. In the ground, peace is found.
Past the village...
Although all the flowers are in bloom, but I have something to tell you.
Don't pick the wild flowers...
If you don't, they go to waste.
If you do, it will be in vain.
Remember my love...
Remember my heart, waiting for you everyday.
Waiting for you to come back!
Don't forget me!
Whatever you do, don't forget me!
Is my singing that bad?
I was only trying to cheer you up!
Who taught you that song? Tell me!
Everyone knows that song, what's wrong?
What is it brother? Calm down! I won't sing anymore...
What... what's wrong?
Her! It's all because of her!
Brother... Tell me what's wrong!
Just let it out.
It's all because of her!
Big brother, I look tough, right?
Once I flirted with this slut.
I'm not even a man anymore...
When she tells me to go East...
I can't even remember which way is West!
Brother... That's love. Love! Do you know?
I met her three years ago, on this very road.
I lost myself because she sang that song.
I kept coming by to hear her sing.
We promised each other!
After I drove 300.000 kilometers...
I would come and take her home no matter how much I earned.
We would be together.
You're at 300.000 now!
Yes, and I made a lot of money... But she's gone!
Dead?
I wish!
She broke my god damn heart! She ran away!
Damn it! Once she knew I was serious.
She just ran away! Even switched off her phone!
Love. That's why they call it love.
What is love? Love can hurt you so much that it kills you.
I've been wandering this road for days.
I don't know where to go next...
...or how to get through the rest of my life.
Brother, please don't cry.
Calm down! Do you love her?
You drove 300.000 kilometers for love!
Drive another 300.000-- find her and show her!
Drive another 300.000...
Why not?
Hell, I can drive another 300.000...
Easy... Easy now.
Sorry I can't take you any further.
Find her and make her happy!
Get him home! See you later!
Drive carefully...
Your car breaks down? I'll push. That'll get her started.
Okay, push it.
Just take me a little ways, alright?
Sure. Go ahead.
Here we go...
You rat bastard!
No decency...
Not a shred of decency.
Brother. Have you eaten well?
I'm the man from the coffin.
Brother. Sit down.
Have a drink with me. Come on...
Bottoms up.
I've been watching you. Are you a relative?
Are you a friend? I don't recognize you.
How do we know each other?
We don't.
Then, why are you here?
I come here for the food.
I understand now, you were really hungry!
When a man is hungry enough he becomes honest.
Right?
So you...
Honestly.
No one here is my family.
I paid them all to be here... to cry for me.
They are all acting
except you.
I have no kids
and my wife died young
My whole life I've been lonely...
I think... I will be much lonelier after I die...
I thought I would use up my last chance...
to throw my own funeral
and feel like someone cared...
so that I can make myself fully satisfied.
How did you cry with such feeling?
And why?
Honestly, I was crying for you...
for myself... and for my friend.
He died. I thought he deserved better.
I am carrying his body to his hometown.
Where is he?
Sorry about that, buddy.
Liu Quanyou... Liu Quanyou...
Which one is you?
I carried you all this way... But I tell you, I am a chicken-hearted man.
Don't scare me like this.
Liu Quanyou... Liu Quanyou.
There you are.
We worked together for four years.
He wasn't in touch with his family.
He had kids and a wife at home...
But I get the feeling something's happened to them.
I have an address, but I can't reach them.
My boss wanted to cremate him.
But I couldn't let him do it.
I promised him. I have to bring him home.
Must be tough on you...
Isn't he going to start smelling bad?
Already does!
Tell you what...
Around here we leave dead bodies out at funerals,
sometimes 7 days and
sometimes as long as 49 days.
We have a secret recipe
to deal with the smell.
- Just put some here. - How?
Watch.
Here, in the nostrils--
two more for his mouth.
Can't get it open.
Open up you son of a...
he always was stubborn...
Alright. He should be okay for a while.
Try it out...
Not bad.
Let's go... Let's go uncle! You can do it!
We are 2.480 meters above sea level.
This is an older gentleman I just met on the road.
We both had a good workout climbing this hill.
Uncle, what's this mountain called?
I don't know. I'm just passing through.
Oh... where are you headed?
Chong Qing.
Chong Qing?
You're going to pull this cart to Chong Qing?
You ride to Tibet
and I walk to Chong Qing.
Isn't it great!
Coffee is ready.
How long have you been on the road?
One month. Here, try some.
This little pot is great.
Careful...
- After you. - It's OK.
It's bitter.
That's how coffee tastes.
Drink up. It'll put a spring in your step.
You don't take the train or plane
but you choose to ride your bike to Tibet.
A young man should have this kind of vigor.
I've only just hit 2.000 meters.
I'm going to a place 5.000 meters above sea level.
I still have countless more mountains to climb.
When will you get to Tibet?
Need to be there next month... the 15th.
That date is my birthday,
my 28th birthday.
I never finish anything...
I needed to see
if I could finish something for once.
I wish you the best of luck.
Here.
Fine. Move on.
Okay, see you! Take care!
Never give up!
Liu Quanyou?
You look fine.
Time for me to get back on my shoulders.
Someone even worse off than us!
Totaled?
Just let me have it. I'll make use of it.
Move it.
Move it...
Uh oh... you're coming back.
Oh my dear! Don't even think about it!
Brother! Oh, no...
No! Stop...! Oh, my god!
Oooh... that hurt...
Thank God it was you.
anyone else might have been killed.
Don't be mad.
I was only trying to get you home faster.
Guess it's back to my shoulders...
Let's swap.
Goodies!
Hey fellow...
You always crying poor... Now the truth comes out.
430... I have lost all respect for you.
This is your 5.000. This is your 430. I'll put them altogether.
There's something I want to discuss with you.
Look, at this rate, you'll really be stinking when you arrive home.
Let's hire a car. But I don't have any money
I'll borrow from you... and...
I swear... I will pay it back.
No objections? Then it's settled.
Let's not bargain. 600 okay?
700 lowest.
700, not a penny less.
Sir, your food is ready.
Fine. 700.
Wait for me.
Check please.
How much?
What cost 600?
You said you wanted meat. I gave you a pheasant.
And you wanted fish. I gave you a giant salamander from the river.
400 for the fish.
200 for the pheasant.
Vegetables and rice were free. 600.
Why didn't you tell me?
You didn't ask.
I didn't order salamander.
We serve fresh mountain flavor. It's all we got.
Giant salamander is a protected endangered species.
If I reported it, you'd be in big trouble.
If you've got no money, don't eat it.
But don't make threats...
Threats...? So what can I do?
Take out your money. Or you can't leave.
I can't leave? Fine I won't leave...
The question is, you're...
How about a discount?
No discount! The money!
All I have is this 400. Next time...
Are you going to hand it over?
I ate the car money.
I'm a greedy pig. I deserve it.
Stop. Hold it!
Now what?!
Trying to use fake money?
What?
See for yourself.
But...
This one is real. And these two? Look.
Is this mine?
Still denying it?
Feel the water mark.
Look at the paper. See for yourself.
But... how...
Let's have it. 200.
Fake?
Wait! This is fake too.
Want me to call the cops on you? You dare to use fake notes.
No.
This isn't right.
I've been fooled, comrade... tricked.
Enough theatrics.
Really. I've been conned. Uncle...
Trying to get out of it?
No, please allow me to explain...
Don't tell me any story
No. listen. The foreman at the construction site...
A free meal, eh? I'm not a freeloader.
You came to the wrong place... I don't want to hurt my hand.
Everything he ate. I want it all back.
You have to spit out whatever you just ate.
Take this money with you, Liu Quanyou.
Can't spend it here.
I want to take you home.
I just don't have what it takes to get you home.
The best I can do is to bury you here.
The Feng Shui is good here.
You'll have better luck in the next life.
So comfortable here...
Brother, I'm going with you.
Dad.
He's awake.
You're awake.
Where am I?
My home.
I didn't die?
Nope.
Where's my friend?
In the back...
Come on. Sit down.
Drink this, it'll make you feel better.
You had the strength to carry him all this way...
You are a tough man, buddy.
What could make you want to give up?
There's no way I can bring him back to his hometown.
I cannot keep my promise.
I decided to bury him instead...
When I got in to measure the grave...
It felt so comfortable--
I decided to go with him...
I don't have much to offer the world anyway.
Big Brother, don't be so down.
God never shuts one door but he opens another.
Let's eat.
My wife was once in a similar position.
It's okay, take it off.
Tell him.
We were working in the same factory before
a boiler exploded in the factory three years ago
and did this to me.
Even my own baby was scared of me at that time.
I was afraid to look in the mirror. I hated my face
and I knew everyone disliked me. I wouldn't leave the house...
I just wanted to die.
As a reason, I quit my job--
I looked after everyday. I was afraid she would kill herself...
I knew this was not the way out. We would get crazy.
Beekeeping was a way for us to be together.
We could live on the truck and go anywhere we like
away from people, free.
If the motherland were the sea.
I would be a fish swimming in it happily.
If the motherland were a road.
I would be a car driving on it happily.
If the motherland were a tree.
I would be a tiny leaf waving on its branches happily.
Thanks so much. Take care.
What are you doing? Don't be rude! Go away!
Don't bother to molest me.
This is a decent hair salon.
I don't provide that kind of service.
Then I won't be back!
It's up to you.
Hey! What are you doing?
Go out. We're closed. Hurry up...
What are you doing?
Judging by your accent, you must be a Northeasterner. We are from the same hometown.
Can you help us?
What do you need?
You don't have to kneel!
Will you put some makeup on his face?
Makeup? What's such a big deal about that?
C'mon, stop kneeling. Get up.
He's dead.
What?!
Oh my God! Get him out of here right away!
Young miss. Don't be afraid... Listen to me!
This is my ID card. I'm not a bad person.
You're busy.
Just came to say hi.
Northeasterner? Ah... yes.
Wanzhou...
Where is this guy now?
Let me introduce you.
This is my uncle and his work buddy.
They came to see me
on their way back to Wanzhou.
They were celebrating and his friend drank too much.
It's not safe these days.
Do you know, a girl was murdered last week.
I heard. Did they catch him?
No, so be careful. Especially of strangers.
Okay, don't worry.
Just call if anything happens.
I'll be going now.
Maybe we could have dinner sometime.
Okay!
Bye Bye!
Thanks young lady.
For what?
For not turning me in.
It's not easy.
Well, I believe that
only a good person would
carry a friend all this way!
Not necessarily! Good or bad doesn't write on one's face.
You shouldn't trust people so easily.
You seem OK...
Today was my lucky day.
If I didn't hear your accent, I would never have come in...
Me too.
I haven't heard a Northeastern accent for a while. It makes me feel uncomfortable.
You miss home.
Go home whenever you get the chance.
I can do it myself.
I'll finish it
and then I'll do his make-up.
Wait.
Put this on. People can't tell the difference now.
Thank you. Please take care of yourself.
If I have time I will come check on you.
Alright. You two take care.
Okay, goodbye.
Still drunk, eh?
Yeah, out cold. On patrol?
Leaving so soon?
I have some urgent business at home.
I'll give you a lift.
Don't worry about it. Please, go ahead.
No problem.
He gets carsick. Might vomit in your car.
He'll be fine.
I get carsick...
I'll drive slowly.
I get sick in police cars...
We'll be fine-- thanks anyway!
Enough already! Get in the car!
Get in.
So what do you think of my niece?
Not bad. Bit of a temper, though.
Got the hots for each other, huh?
Not really...
She is all on her own... she's a poor girl.
I look after her when I have time.
Look after her? That means you like her.
You have an eye for good girls.
She was the best girl in our hometown.
Kind hearted. Good to her parents.
Hardworking. She's great.
Frankly speaking,
if your family has the means, you should bring her back.
She may pick up bad habits down here.
Are you looking down on her?
Of course not. Just concerned.
Listen, my son.
Her parents are not with her.
As her uncle, I should pickup her parents responsibility.
Now I entrust this child to you from now on.
Please take good care of her, okay?
If you are entrusting her to me,
don't worry.
I won't let anyone treat her badly.
With you looking after her, I won't worry.
Uncle, could you tell her to be nicer to me?
To stop blowing me off?
Her? Okay.
I'll call her as soon as I get back.
Young people should not be impolite
no matter how good he is.
I'll take care of it for you.
I'll carry him. Thanks again.
See what happens when you drink too much?
It's OK. Don't worry about him.
Come on, say goodbye to Mr. Policeman.
You have had Hepatitis, correct?
Hepatitis B.
I'm better though.
Sorry but it is an infectious disease,
you still cannot donate blood.
Thank you anyway.
Can I still have some food?
Did you donate?
No.
They don't pay for blood.
We take blood too. 500 each donation.
My blood is no good. Hepatitis B.
Don't listen to their bullshit.
As long as you don't have AIDS, your blood is fine.
You're in great shape!
That's what I said... I'm better now.
You need money right? Come on...
Have a seat here. We'll call you.
Got a smoke?
You giving blood too?
What, can't give blood because I am dirty?
I may be filthy on the outside, but my blood is clean.
I just wondered how it works... It's my first time.
You asked the right person...
I come once every three months.
I once had Hepatitis B. Can I donate?
No! Your blood's not clean.
They said it was fine...
Those guys? They take any blood.
They don't care what kind of disease you have.
So why do you keep coming back?
My blood is clean. Why shouldn't I come?
Besides, they give money.
Hey, your turn.
My turn.
You're next.
I'm not donating, my blood is no good.
Didn't we agree? What is it now?
I'm not donating. Forget it.
C'mon don't listen to them. Sit down.
No. I am not donating.
Just...
Nobody move!
Over there, over there.
All right. listen up.
When you are done eating, have a good hot shower.
Get nice and clean.
We will contact the authorities in your hometown.
After we confirm your identity,
we will get you home.
We'll give you a free bus ticket home.
Those of you who bring your children with you,
they should be in school.
They are so young and they shouldn't linger on the street aimlessly.
Are we being held here?
They're not called detention centers anymore...
They're called aid centers,
you can come and go freely.
We are going to have a get-together party tonight.
Everybody prepare a routine.
You will all have the chance to perform. We can have fun altogether.
I signed us up.
What? I can't!
I'll teach you.
For our next act...
Ventriloquists, let's have a warm welcome.
Everyone have a nice shower,
get nice and clean.
We'll be in touch with the authorities in your hometowns.
We'll give you a free bus ticket home.
Those of you who bring your children with you.
They are so young and they shouldn't linger on the street aimlessly,
they should be in school.
Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here.
Miss home? We all do!
With all of our hearts-- we miss home!
Let me sing a song for everyone.
I want a home,
just a small one.
So when I am exhausted.
I have a place to think of.
I want a home,
nothing too pretty.
So when I run into hard times, I won't be scared.
Everyone wants a home,
some people don't have one.
With tears on their faces, and no one to wipe them away.
But I won't!
We worked together for four years.
We got along great and drank together everyday.
One time when we had too much to drink...
I told him I was afraid I might die away from home
and could not go home forever.
He promised he would carry my body all the way home if I died.
At a later time, he died in front of me.
He wound up dying first, so I kept his promise.
Will you go home after you take care of him?
Yes. I'm old and tired.
Are you going back home too?
I can't leave. My son is studying in the university here.
Your son? An undergraduate!
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.
Wow! You're amazing
It's not far from here.
That's wonderful!
He plays soccer every Saturday.
He's very good at soccer.
He is good looking and scores one goal after another.
I smile at the girls cheering for him on the sidelines!
Wow, you are so lucky.
For the first half year.
I gave him money every month.
One day, he said:
Mom,
you don't need to come here... It's too much trouble.
You can send me money...
For the last two years... I haven't seen him.
What's in his mind? Is he ashamed of you?
He's a University student with a bright future.
I scavenge on the streets.
He's embarrassed. I understand.
That's not right.
You can't spoil your child.
Even the professors have to remember their moms!
You make such sacrifices for him and he feels
embarrassed about you?
He needs to be taught a lesson!
His father died when he was young.
Life was hard and I may have spoiled him...
As long as he has a future, I don't mind.
Have you ever
think of yourself and your life in the future?
Sometimes I would think
if I met the right person...
Someone who didn't look down on me.
I would go with him.
Do you think...
I mean, how about me? Am I good enough?
Brother, don't be silly.
Do I look like I am joking?
My heart was pounding during our performance.
That hasn't happened in years.
Me too.
You too what?
My heart was pounding.
So that's that!
Wait for me. I will come back for you.
I'm not much,
but I keep walking forward towards the end...
All I can I promise is to walk the rest of the way
with you.
Brother. That's the sweetest thing I've heard in years.
Take this 400 yuan for your journey.
- Why? No... - Take it. Take it.
No, no! I can't take your money.
I can't. I really can't take it
You scavenged and sold your blood for this.
I'm not a man if I take it.
It's OK-- I mean-- you're coming back right?
My son is here. I can't go anywhere else.
I'll wait right here for you...
Scared the crap out of me!
I almost lost you.
Sorry, brother.
I ran into this woman. She wanted to snatch me up.
I kept my wits about me though.
Not like you...
She would have gotten you for sure.
Oh no. I forgot to get her address.
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics!
If the motherland were a road.
I would be a car driving on it happily.
If the motherland were a tree.
I would be a tiny leaf waving on its branch happily.
I'm so happy!
Can I get a ride?
What's wrong with him?
He's dead.
Go ahead.
Uncle.
Be careful, there's a landslide.
Be careful. It's dangerous!
We got in touch with your construction company.
You're right.
We also checked the cause of your friend's death. There's nothing suspicious there.
We haven't been able to get in touch with his family.
Have a look! Dead bodies must be handled by professionals,
unless in exceptional circumstance.
Nobody allows to handle dead body without authorization.
I didn't think about all that.
I promised to get him home.
I understand that. But, the law states:
When an individual dies away from home...
The body must be dealt with immediately.
We will have the body cremated.
Are there any inexpensive ones?
That one is 450.
Yes.
Is 400 okay?
Sorry, no bargaining here...
In a few days the water level will rise 156 meters.
All this will be underwater.
The villagers have all moved away.
"Dad, we moved!
We have been looking for you for the last several years.
We never heard back from you.
We know we were wrong to do this.
Please forgive us for leaving your home.
This is your home forever.
We will wait for you at our new home, the address is:
Hubei Province, Yichang County, Xintian Township.
Love. Your Son."
Let's go. It's seven hours from here to Yichang.