Still Life

Still Life is a 2006 film directed by Jia Zhangke. The movie revolves around a man named Han Sanming who returns to Fengjie, a town about to be submerged by the Three Gorges Dam project, to search for his missing wife. Through his journey, he encounters Shen Hong, a nurse looking for her husband. The film explores themes of loss, memory, and transformation against the backdrop of a changing environment.