Tuya is married to Bater, whose physical disabilities prohibit him from working. She takes care of the household, collects water and tends the sheep. When a back injury takes Tuya out of commission, the couple decides to divorce so that she can seek out a new husband to care for them and their two young children. As a series of ill-suited suitors arrives at their door, she is forced to re-evaluate the things that matter most in this unconventional, often comic, love story. Wang, 42, directs with a naturalistic, semi-documentary style that makes the most of the raw spectacu- lar scenery and local folklife. Winner of two major awards at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival, including the coveted Golden Bear.

CHINA • 2006 • 96 MINUTES • DIRECTOR: QUANAN WANG