Setin1937duringChina'scommunistrevolution,thefilmisbasedonthereallifeeventsofHuangKegong.Huangwasa26-year-oldsoldierintheRedArmythatmurderedafemalestudent,afterhismarriageproposalwasrejected.HuangexpectedChairmanMaoZedongtogranthimamnestyforthecrime,