Plot Summary:Wu Yu's life is overturned after her mother is suddenly killed in a hit-and-run. The inexplicable and unsolved death has the previously secular schoolteacher Wu Yu diving into her mother's Buddhist temple, searching for answers larger than clues. Meanwhile, she sets off on a solitary mission to find her mother's killer. The compounding pressures of spiritual questioning, a crumbling marriage, and her beleaguered fight for justice whittle Wu Yu to a sharp and dangerous edge, just as she realizes the killer might be too powerful to bring down legally. In Hollywood this could be a superhero origin story, but in LOST LOTUS an overwhelming sense of grief, isolation, and the struggle for forgiveness undercuts simplistic revenge fantasies. Chinese Canadian actress Yan Wensi layers spirituality, heartache, and bravery into her portrayal of Wu Yu, while the filmmaking by Liu Shu keeps us locked in the tensions and contradictions of everyday city life. Alongside her acclaimed 2012 debut Lotus, LOST LOTUS marks Liu as a powerful chronicler of smart, steadfast women in contemporary China.
一位年轻的中文老师正在寻找撞死了她母亲的肇事逃逸的司机。当她正在尝试理解她母亲的信仰的时候,佛教的信仰也慢慢的平复了吴玉失去母亲的伤痛,但是,她找寻公正的愿望也使她在生活中被孤立:吴玉的丈夫希望通过交涉得到一些现金的补偿,可佛教信仰要求她放下一切需求,因为命运自有天数,有罪的人也会在下一世收到惩罚。如果能够找到肇事者,吴玉只想和他进行一次面对面的对话……