Flavia, a schoolteacher as well as a dutiful wife and mother, seems to be an ideal citizen. She is beloved by her students, looks after her baby daughter with gentleness, and doesn’t nag her husband, even when he ignores her in favor of his work and computer games. When Flavia meets the young and beautiful singer Yip, however, a part of her that has been dormant since college reawakens and she must force herself to choose between what society and her husband want of her and what she wants for herself.
Flavia finds herself awash in memories from college, when she lived with her girlfriend, Jin, and the two of them were active in political causes and participated in numerous protests. Their relationship didn’t end well, however, and Flavia is hesitant to embrace the love she feels with Yip out of fear that history will repeat itself. Plus, of course, she has her husband and child to consider. This lyrical, beautiful film is a quiet examination of a woman who must choose whether or not to weather the storms necessary to live honestly and in happiness.