Together

“Some lessons can only be learned by heart.”

A father and his young son leave their small town for Beijing, where the boy's violin is supposed to open every door. Xiao Chun (Yun Tang) is a prodigy, and Liu Cheng (Liu Peiqi) has staked everything on him, but the capital is crowded with talented children and hungry parents. Chen Kaige follows the boy's lessons under a famous tutor, and the film turns on what a gifted child owes the man who sacrificed for him.