The Medal

In a Southeast Asian country, Zhao Village: After martyr Zhao Tiande's death, his widow and daughter are violently forced to demolish their home by the thug Chang Hu. A criminal syndicate—backed by Chen Ping of the powerful Chen Group and protected by corrupt officials Chief Xiao and Chief Qian—seizes their property with shockingly low compensation. Zhao's mother is brutally injured; in desperation, her daughter Zhao Panpan calls her father's old comrade Li Mengsheng for help—only to be abruptly hung up on.