Three twenty-something friends live on a remote island in the easternmost part of China. When one of them, a school teacher, is transferred by his employers to the westernmost part of the country, his friends decide to accompany him on the journey. They all have their own motives to leave home and during the trip they will get to know their country and the people that inhabit it, as well as each other and themselves.

Director Han Han is one of China's most famous writers, so with only one other IMDb user review thus far, I'm surprised to see this film doesn't have received much more attention. A shame, really, for it's an entertaining road movie, with some quirky characters and fun story developments. Of course, I may have missed a layer or two. Chinese moviegoers may very well view it as a satire of Chinese society. I don't know enough about this fascinating country to be sure about that.

The pacing is calm, perhaps a bit boring to some, but the Chinese cityscapes and countryside make for breathtaking visuals at times.

Not a great movie, but worth a watch.

Han Han was a popular use of social culture, the reality of restlessness and ideal violent, continuous kneading, extrusion, and precise and crisp to young people living in frustration and pain are thrown out. In the narrative, the Han Han administration with lines and images draw further apart technique, not only enhances the sense of conflict, but also create a lot of happiness, so the director, he can always enjoy it using this technique. Don't talk about this narrative technique is advanced, just as the film itself, the director to continuously emphasized the core content of the film, the way that life is not what you think, say.This is a very good road film, tells the story of the hero has to send his brother to the western education, many people meet on the way, experienced a lot of things. Like the whole life, constantly meet new faces, and constantly with the people you know some people say goodbye, say goodbye, really do not see again. "Every time farewell, best effort. To say one more thing, may be the last sentence. Look, could be the last eye --《The Continent》