Xu Di

Like so many other women in this day and age, Shen Yue (Zhou Xun), Liang Jing Si (Sammi Cheng), and Zhou Xiao Lu (Huang Mi Yi) spent their days juggling a myriad of tasks. From work to chores, to family demands, life for each of these women was an endless cycle of busyness. But when the world was shaken by a global pandemic, everything changed.

Though from completely different walks of life, Shen Yue, Jing Si, and Xiao Lu suddenly find themselves facing a common dilemma as news of the spreading pandemic begins to have dramatic impacts on their daily lives. Joining an entire world in a seemingly endless struggle to navigate the turbulent waters of a growing pandemic, each woman tries to do her best. But with jobs suddenly gone, lovers separated, families crumbling, and death seems to lurk around every corner, the task isn’t easy.

As the world begins to lock down around them, each of these women finds herself asking a simple question: How does life go on when the entire world has stopped?&nbsp;

Taking a look at the events of the COVID-19 pandemic from a uniquely female perspective, “Hero” is a 2022 Chinese drama film directed by Sylvia Chang, Li Shao Hong, and Joan Chen.

Hero

&nbsp;A farmer named Lei Ze Kuan (Andy Lau) suffers a cruel fate when his two-year-old son is abducted, possibly by human traffickers, in September 1999. Since that day, he has searched the length and breadth of China on a 15-year-long mission to find his son. He travels everywhere on his motorbike, decorated with flags bearing images of his son as an infant, handing out flyers and leaflets to everyone he meets in a desperate attempt to find the boy. His journey has taken him through tiny villages and massive cities alike, drawing a mix of scorn and pity from the residents. Taking his tips from internet websites and social media platforms, he meticulously logs his progress on a large map he carries around with him in a briefcase.

But things change for Lei Ze Kuan when he runs into a teenaged mechanic named Zeng Shu Ai (Jing Bo Ran). The latter has learned that he was also abducted as a child, and has begun to search for his biological parents. The duo decides to team up in an effort to track down the people they are so desperate to find. When they learn of a possible lead concerning a bridge in Chengdu, they decide to investigate...

“Lost and Love” is a 2015 Chinese movie that was directed by Peng San Yuan.

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