“It was the age of innocence. It was the age of passion. It was the dawn of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was a small town in the south.” Che Hsien Su’s film opens with a report by young journalist Wu Youli, capturing the golden days of a group of teenagers. However, a series of incidents unfolds, altering the lives of a frustrated former athlete, the group of teenage runners, and the aspiring journalist. Patrice Mugnier, who previously collaborated with the director on the *Doors* project, created the film’s opening titles; his graphic design echoes the bittersweet atmosphere characteristic of this story about human destiny.