In this heartbreaking story Ma Shengyi, an intelligent, compassionate man, has the usual worries about the future: the health and financial security of his three young children. Touching scenes of paternal dedication and pride are pulled into sharp focus as his wife, Leimei’s, strength ebbs away. The family is a victim of a devastating reality: during the 1990s the farmers and villagers of China’s poorest rural areas supplemented their hard-earned income by donating blood. This “easy” money came at the highest price: HIV/AIDS. In Wenlu, Henan Province, Central China, 60% of the villagers are infected, most living with full-blown AIDS. Offering no answers as the seasons unfold, the filmmaker sensitively reveals a very intimate human tragedy in a forgotten corner of the world.