The film is made in a traditional way with a clear structure and story line. Quite a simple story in a quasi-documentary style. The story happens in a few locations - the main character Latiaozi's bungalow, Datouge or 'big head brother's' car, a high slope in Latiaozi's village and the police station. The story unravels mainly in the above locations back and forth. It's a little like a documentary in that it records people's everyday life. The songs played in big head brother's car are from almost ten years ago, which is probably the time background of the story. The TV drama that Latiaozi and his wife Jinzhizi watch seem to be an old Hong Kong series.
The actor/director Chen Jianbin's northwestern accent, which sounds like a Mandarin speaker attempting to speak a dialect with no avail, isn't convincing at all, although Chen himself is originally from northwestern China.
The actor/director Chen Jianbin's northwestern accent, which sounds like a Mandarin speaker attempting to speak a dialect with no avail, isn't convincing at all, although Chen himself is originally from northwestern China.