聚焦2011年中國南部農村土地問題和政治腐敗現狀，面對當局非法買賣土地，農民決定集體抗議。電影分為兩部分，前半部分紀錄村民如何試圖通過抗爭和公平選舉重奪自己對土地的權利，後半部分轉述事件平息後之後新的政治黑幕，一場抗爭，能換來美好願景，還是只會陷入困獸之鬥？導演六年間追蹤三位主角，不僅聚焦當下中國農村土地問題和政治腐敗現狀，更審視在社會大環境下個人的迷茫和徬徨，他們或是暗中牟利，或者明哲保身，或者機智反抗。面對暴虐與不公，生而為人，我們到底會何去何從？

The idealistic rise of democracy and its sad decline – both are given intimate focus in Jill Li’s stirring and clear-eyed documentary. Covering a period of six years, the film chronicles a grassroots democratic movement in the southern Chinese village of Wukan. The villagers band together to protest the corrupt local officials before ousting them and setting up elections of their own. However, after taking control of their territory and destiny, the villagers find themselves beset by the same corruption and cynicism endemic to their previous leaders. Concentrating on a diverse group of villagers key to Wukan’s political revolution, first-time director Li crafts a complex and auspicious debut work.