A literal translation of the title of this movie is: A dollar.
Although it is short, this movie has made a wonderful statement about many problems in the Chinese society, such as greedy, cruelty, fraud, indifference, and the polarization of the wealth. A dollar means nothing for those in the society who has accumulated considerable amount of wealth, legally or illegally, (mostly illegally, thanks to the rampant corruption), but it also means a great deal for those workers who got laid off or peasantry workers who migrated to the cities in search for new opportunities, because it was simply not worth it to stay home and farm, thanks to the over taxation. These facts are unknown to those who live abroad, and you must live through it in order to figure out these hidden messages.
Although it is short, this movie has made a wonderful statement about many problems in the Chinese society, such as greedy, cruelty, fraud, indifference, and the polarization of the wealth. A dollar means nothing for those in the society who has accumulated considerable amount of wealth, legally or illegally, (mostly illegally, thanks to the rampant corruption), but it also means a great deal for those workers who got laid off or peasantry workers who migrated to the cities in search for new opportunities, because it was simply not worth it to stay home and farm, thanks to the over taxation. These facts are unknown to those who live abroad, and you must live through it in order to figure out these hidden messages.