《In the Woods》 is a mainland Chinese drama romance crime film, written and directed by Zheng Zheng, starring Yu Hewei, Gao Yuanyuan, Han Geng, Zhang Tianai, Qiao Shan special appearance, Xia Zhiguang, Wu Jiakai, Xie Keyin, Song Xiaobao and others co-starring.The film uses Northeast China and Hainan as the main narrative space, unfolding an old relationship and a covered-up murder case spanning decades.

Lian Jiahai and Wang Xiuyi meet again after many years. Their old relationship has not yet been cleared up, and fate has pushed them back to the shadow of the past.The seemingly peaceful reunion led to a case that has not been truly resolved, and also forced people in the two families who originally lived their own lives to stand on the same crack.As the details of old cases gradually emerge, people are faced with not only the ownership of responsibility, but also the love, resentment and debt that have been suppressed by time.

The film does not simply divide the characters into two opposing sides.Lian Jiahai's stubbornness, Wang Xiuyi's forbearance, and the changes brought about by Lu Xinkai and others make the story always have a complex human touch.The choices of the previous generation continue to affect the lives of their children, and the places and relationships they once wanted to escape from come back to us at a new time point.

The scene change from Northeast China to Hainan adds a different quality of life to this entanglement.The cold old city, the different place after migration, and the inescapable memories of the characters are intertwined with each other, allowing the emotional lines beyond the crime clues to maintain weight.The film puts the suspense in the fate of the characters, asking whether a person can leave the past in the reciprocation of love and hate, and also makes the reunion after a long separation have a heavier price.

《In the Woods》 tells the story of laid-off prison guard Lian Jiahai and his former lover Wang Xiuyi who reunited after many years. When their old relationship rekindled, they were accidentally involved in a covered up murder case.The case involves two families and three generations of entanglements spanning decades. The characters are constantly drawn back to the past between love, resentment and past choices.

The film was written and directed by Zheng Zhi, starring Yu Hewei, Gao Yuanyuan, Han Geng, Zhang Tianai, etc., using Northeast and Hainan as the narrative space, interweaving crime suspense and realistic emotions.