Examination 1977

After the fall of Gang of Four in 1976, the policy was making a return to normal. The old school of thinking was still strong, but energy from the younger generation was gathering momentum. Approaching the autumn of 1977, the young people from a collective farm in the north-east are working to increase the output figures. Just when the cadre is working on ways to deal with these young intellectuals from the city, news has arrived that higher education examination is making a comeback at the end of the year. Before these farm kids can apply for universities in the cities, they must first convince the cadre in charge, which evolves into a power struggle between the old and the new....