Athlete Liang Yixin transfers to an elite academic class and befriends a group of top students. Together, they take on the challenge of competing in the school sports festival, overcoming personal struggles, family pressures, and self-doubt. As they break barriers and embrace youth, they discover the power of perseverance and friendship.
Adapted from novels by celebrated Chinese writer Su Tong. Zuo Lin, a poor bow-legged boy, has a small dream - to ride a zebra across the busiest part of the city. Zuo Lin’s transition from an unhappy rider of a rocking-horse, through a happy zebra-rider and a sorrowful hussar officer, to a beaming paper horse rider makes for an absorbing film with a grand narrative. Yet, on the surface, it’s a popular story - girlfriend of a trust fund kid tries to help her boyfriend trick Zuo Lin, but ends up falling in love with him.