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Adapted from the novel with the same name written by Lao She, this film is faithful to the original work by fathoming the truth in the common life of an ordinary old cop who lived in Beijing city from the late Qing dynasty to the beginning of liberation, covering a span of 50 years, during which period the vicissitude of the old China, witnessing the way of the world and the hard life of common people, is put through the lens profoundly and impressively.