"A story of nostalgia about displacement during wartime and the urgency of finding roots in a foreign land.
In 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, in a time of chaos, people were swept along by the tides of war. After crossing the great rivers and seas, there remained the deep yearning and hope for reunion.
Gao Bing-Han, a 13-year-old child in China, carries the love and hopes of his mother and a rope stained with his father's blood. He sets out alone on a journey of escape, struggling to survive.
He’s lucky enough to board a ship heading to the other side of the strait. But he does not know the road back home would be endlessly long. In Taiwan, he puts down roots, meeting kind-hearted people. They support each other through hardships. But this young boy still holds on to his memories, waiting for the day he can return home.
This is a story about refugees and the homesickness that seeps into their lives. "