Movie 2014.08.26 - Lost in Beijing a.k.a. 苹果

Don't know what to feel after watching this tragedy of a movie. Felt a bit dragging, as there were lots of shots of daily life in Beijing, which could've been edited off. I guess the moral lesson of the movie is that in this dog-eat-dog world, it's every man to himself.

We have a young couple living in some shantytown in Beijing. An Kun is a window cleaner. Pingguo works at a massage parlour. I would say they're happily married, as they have passionate sex once in a while. One day, while Pingguo is drunk at work, her boss Lin Dong takes advantage of her. Amazingly, An Kun saw it go down while cleaning the windows. In his anger, he rapes the wife again back in their place. Making the most of the situation, he tries to extort money from the boss. Unsuccessful, he starts fooling around with the boss' infertile wife Wang Mei. Meanwhile, Pingguo becomes pregnant. Lin Dong was beside himself with happiness. He showers the couple with gifts and nutritional supplements. He strikes a deal with An Kun - if the baby is his, he'll pay him a big sum of money in exchange for the baby.

The baby turns out to be An Kun's. He bribes the doctor to fudge the blood type on the birth certificate, and proceeds to "sell" the baby to Lin Dong. Meanwhile, Pingguo stays over to take care of the baby. An Kun gets jealous of Lin Dong and Pingguo, so he kidnaps the baby. He is eventually caught. Pingguo realizes that everyone is just after their own interests (even her husband), so one early morning, she leaves with the money and her baby.