今年唯一入圍康城的華語片。擅長探討社會議題的導演李睿珺，前作《老驢頭》、《告訴他們，我乘白鶴去了》到《家在水草豐茂的地方》講的都是農村留守老人和兒童，今回以兩代中間的農民工為題材，聚焦深圳描繪社會底層悲歌。楊子姍暴瘦素顏演出深圳打工妹，甘肅姑娘楊耀婷跟隨父母到深圳生活已廿多年，這裡搵工難、看病難、租房難、上樓更難，為了兩老回鄉後可以安享晚年，她不得不在深圳繼續打拼。滄海桑田，回到家鄉已面目全非，耀婷這一家有鄉回不去，有家歸不得。也是北漂的李睿珺，與很多離鄉背井在外打拼的異鄉遊子一樣，對家鄉思念之情感同身受，同時寫實拍下當下民工的苦逼日常，絕不拐彎抹角。

Director Li Ruijun shines on a light on the plight of China’s working class in this illuminating social drama. When both her parents are laid off, Yaoting follows them from Shenzhen back to their hometown in Gansu, only to find that the family farm is now owned by someone else. Desperate to bring her parents back to Shenzhen, Yaoting returns to the city in search of a way to earn enough money for an apartment. Li’s vision of economic inequality and the prevalence of opportunistic culture in Shenzhen – once a utopia for migrant workers hoping for better lives – is powerful and sobering. Scenes of factories and urban squalor are exquisitely captured by cinematographer Wang Weihua, infusing a dreamlike vibe into this gritty tale.