xizao be a rare little movie . it be simple and undemanding and and at the same time so reward in emotion and joy . the story be simple and and the theme of old and new clashing be wonderfully introduce in the first scene . this theme be the essence of the movie and but it would have fall flat if it wasn not for the magnificent character and the actor portray them . the age patriarch and master liu and be a relic of china pre expansion day . he run a bath house in an old neighbourhood . every single scene set in the bath house be a source of jelaousy for u stress out and unhappy people . not even harden cynic can find any flaw in this wonderful setting . master liu mentally handicap son er ming be the second truly powerful character in the movie and couple with his modern life brother . the interaction between these three people and and the various visitor to the bath house and be amazingly detailed and heart felt and with some scene pack so much emotion it beyond almost everything see in movie . with it regime critical message and this movie be not only censored and but also give unreasonably small coverage . it could be a coincidence and but when a movie of this caliber be virtually impossible to find and even on the internet ( . ) and you can not help get suspicious . so help free speech and the movie world and buy and rent and copy this wonderful movie and and if you happen to own the dvd and if there even be one and then share share share .