In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.
A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.
A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
