xizao and be the tale about the clash of modern life and ancient tradition and and it effect on a family in china . da ming ( quanxiu pu ) and be a businessman who return home when a letter send by his brother er ming ( wu jiang ) make him believe that his father liu ( xu zhu ) and have die . he found that his father be still alive and as well a his old neighborhood and his father old business and the public bathroom . the movie center around da ming family and and how he have to learn the importance of his father job and something he always have consider an old tradition that have to die soon . also and the movie explore his relationship with er ming and who be mentally challenge and and the problem of the small community and how the bathroom be a place that purify not only their body and but also their soul . the two main theme of the movie and the family and the problem of progress and be incredibly well handle and and the movie never lose the point it be try to make and both theme be very good developed and we get a glimpse of chinese society and custom . the director and yang zhang and tell his tale in a simple way and let the character character do the job . it be a very simple approach and but it fit the movie perfectly and and i highly doubt that another style would fit the movie this good . zhang have enormous potential and a he can tell a story without the aid of visual flare or camera trick . the acting be outstanding in it naturalistic approach and everyone act in a very natural way and it almost look a if they be real person be film . the three lead character give remarkable performance and and wu jiang a er ming surely steal the show . even when the movie could have stick to a patronize old day be much good message and instead it take an attitude of equilibrium and like say that progress be good and and we must move on and but we must not forget where we come from and and keep an equilibrium between modern life and the tradition of old . an awesome and and touch film . positive .