16-year-oldYuguo,whohasapassionforEasternEuropeanromanticpoetry,makesapilgrimagefromhishomeinChinatothefoothillsofRomania’sCarpathianMountainsaaa
Therearenotmany16-year-oldsinChinathatspendtheirdaysreading19thcenturyEasternEuropeanromanticpoetry,butYuguoisnotlikemost16-year-olds.ThisintimatefilmfollowsYuguo’sownteenageromanticismandadventurousspiritashetravelstoBacauinRomaniatobeginastudyabroadprogramme.Yuguo’ssincerityandopenheartednessisinfectiousandhardforthepeopleofBacautoresist.Acrossjust80days,wesharethebeautifuladventureofYuguo’sjourney,andwitnesstheprofoundimpactonepersoncanhaveinthelivesofothers.