Bound in Heaven - KUN BANG SHANG TIAN TANG

Synopsis

Xia You, a finance professional, leads a seemingly perfect life. However, a dark secret lies behind this façade: she is a severely abused by her partner both physically and psychologically. She is exhausted by this toxic relationship when she meets Xu who is suffering from terminal cancer. Unwilling to undergo extensive medical treatment, he wants to live the rest of his life on his own terms. The two fall madly in love with each other and embark on a long journey in which body and soul, life and death are closely linked.
"It's a story that deals with love and death, love and loneliness, death and vitality, gentleness and violence – these apparently contradictory words mingle in the film and become our focal point. Love is the beginning and death marks the end. The intertwined destinies of the characters are depicted in three space-times, each forming distinct but inter- connected chapters, completing their journey through life. " Huo Xin