A sensitive and ironic portrayal of life in a Chinese industrial town, where a law clerk contends with her clients’ litany of woes, her shady boyfriend's gambling addiction, her estranged father and the threat of toxic pollution.
Xiaofen works as a clerk at a law firm located in a developing city in Southwestern China.
Her job is to meet different female clients of the firm and document each case.
One part comprises the actual, true stories told by the female clients whom Xiaofen meets in her job.
The intention of the film's structure is to present a contemporary report on the status of women living in an inland city in China.