The story of this film which depicts the life of a young woman, who has two lovers and she doesn't know, who is better for her to marry later the wealthier one and get a son from him called Dollar. At the end of the movie most of events and matters change especially after travelling to Australia.
Like most of the indispensable Jia's work, this triptych film, which jumps from 1999 to 2014 and then to 2025, is intimately engaged in the push-pull between tradition and progress.
Jia's languid style and exquisite framing complement his understated approach to the material, which opts for depth over melodrama. But "Mountains May Depart" is grounded in Zhao's delicate performance, which is her best.
