Hereis83-year-oldZhengashegoesabouthisdailyroutineathisone-personresidence.Thefilmstartswiththecamerascanningtheshabbyspacefilledwithhumblefurniture,householdgoodsandoutdatedpopmusic.Hedragshisgauntandfrailbodytoeat,washandgetfromoneplacetotheother.Infact,theentirefilmevolvesaroundwatchinghimmovehisthinandfeeblebodyaboutwhichactuallymakesonerealize‘theprocessofaging’inthetruesense.Butthefilmrefusestoremainonthissubjectastheelderlyman’slifeunfoldsliketheoutdatedpopmusicthatrunsthroughhishome.Bornintoawealthyfamily,ZhanglivedthroughChina’sCulturalRevolution,wasunfairlyimprisoneduntilhewasfoundinnocentandwasacquitted,butthenbrandedasagovernmentdissidentanddriftedaroundalmostallhislifebeforehelandedinthisslum-likesilvertown.Henowseemsremovedfromtherollercoasterrideofalifethathasbeenengravedontohisbody.ThefirstfeaturefilmbytheyoungupcomingfilmmakerShanZuolong,thefilmprojectsadelicateyetsomewhatdetachedperspective,hardtoexpectfromapersonintheirtwenties.ThequietgazethatscanseachcornerofZheng’sroomseemstobefromsomeonewhohaslivedformorethaneightyyearsasitattachesmeaningtoeachdetailbutwithouttoomuchemotionalinvolvement.Insteadoffollowingastory,thefilminvestsitsgazeoneachobjecttostirasenseofthe‘processofaging’andinspireself-reflection.Thisperhapsexplainswhythisfilmmakestheheartache.(LEESeung-min)