Zheng hun qi shi

Rene Liu gives a lustrous performance as the complicated and strong-willed Dr. Du Jiazhen, who navigates through a world of thwarted dreams and endless longing in her determination to find a mate. Like the scientist she is, she approaches the process in a very logical and rational way: she places an ad in the newspaper and arranges meetings at a local restaurant with the men who respond. The always awkward encounters range from the very funny to the very strange as she sorts through this hapless and inappropriate group of suitors which includes everyone from a shoe fetishist to a pimp looking for new call girls.
As Du struggles through her search, we learn more and more about her life and her reasons for enduring this humiliating process. The apparently innocent Du is not all we've been led to believe, but with a secret objective that unfolds through the phone messages and diary entries she leaves. (Verleiher-Text)