Mr. Tree

Shu (Mandarin for "tree") is a humble car mechanic in a remote village about to be relocated to make way for an expanding coal mine. Wandering between his village and the city in search of a new job - and perhaps some dignity - Shu marries deaf-mute massage-parlor girl Xiaomei (Tan Zhuo). Then he begins to experience peculiar visions of the future, and when some of those visions come true, the village clown suddenly becomes a respected prophet people call Mr. Tree.