It has become a neighborhood place for health, cleanliness and relaxation. The men come loyally to soak in the tubs, get massages and share their personal stories. Da Ming shuns the bathhouse and makes his point by taking a shower. Self-absorbed, he looks down on the life of his father and brother. Da Ming then makes a plan to leave.
Shower is a pleasing story about shedding the skin of superiority and coming to terms with ancestry.
The father and son relationships are heartwarming and skillfully portrayed. Jiang Wu does a wondrous job portraying the thoughts and actions of the mentally handicapped. Shower has already picked up audience awards at film festivals all over the world. Director Zhang Yang is one of the pioneers of China's Underground Music Video scene, and Shower is his second feature length film. Yang brings Shower to date through narrative, humor and character development.