The film depicts the real-life story of Chiang Bi Yu. In the 1940s, she and her newlywed husband, Chung Hao Tung, head to mainland China to join the anti-Japanese resistance. It consists of three intermingling storylines and scattered throughout the film are interludes of an actress who prepares for the role of Chiang Bi Yu, and confronts her deceased boyfriend's past. (Source: Wikipedia)
