During the Cultural Revolution, people danced to show their loyalty to Chairman Mao. Their devotion persisted even when the Revolution took what they held dear. What have become of them when half a century has passed?
The documentary tells the story of the 3 protagonists who have been dancing on the square to show their loyalty to Chairman Mao since the period Cultural Revolution. Half a century has passed, and they are now in their old age. They were all active participants during the revolution, and now in modern times, they are working toward their dreams. The dance is the medium that links them together, and the epitome of the past 50 years of the evolution in Chinese political climate.
文革時期那群崇敬毛主席、以舞蹈表達忠誠的人們,在經歷半個世紀之後的現在,成為了怎麼樣的人呢?
影片關注中國社會從文革時期到今天廣場上舞蹈的變化,追溯當下中國所流行的廣場舞實際來源於文革時期的忠字舞。三個主人公在文革時期都跳過忠字舞,同時也是廣場舞的親身參與者。而今天他們又在為了實現自己最後的夢想而努力。本片通過廣場舞將他們串聯,將廣場上舞蹈的變化作為中國近50年歷史變革的戲劇縮影。