Parallel stories tell of two nineteenth-century Chinese women and focusing on the life-long friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid social norms imposed on women and their descendants who struggle to maintain their friendship amid 21st-century demands. The movie starts at 2 pm in the Carnegie East Wing Annex in Room B. Enjoy free popcorn as you watch!

Book Club @ The Horizon Center read the book the film is based on last month in their club discussion. The book was published in 2005, and the movie was produced in 2011.