High school student Kuo Chang Ying is the son of a lowly road construction worker. Everyday he studies tirelessly for the university entrance exams, desperate to get out of poverty. His next door neighbor is Chen Shu Chun, a prostitute with an abusive husband, another wayward soul seeking an escape. The two foster an unlikely friendship despite his father's objections.

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Tsui Fu-Sheng

Kuo Maode

Wang Yong

Kuo Changying